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EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4848 stainless steel and EN 1.4821 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4821 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 38
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
24.5 to 26.5
Iron (Fe), % 45.4 to 55.7
64.2 to 71.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.8 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015