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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
34 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
420 to 460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
590 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
16
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
190 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
130 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7