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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel

Both S17400 stainless steel and EN 1.4421 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.6 to 86
30 to 67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
880 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
620 to 950

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
120 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
960 to 2270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
31 to 39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
31 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
74.4 to 80.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
4.0 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020

Comparable Variants