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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
4.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020