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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4821 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 450
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015