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EN 1.4841 (X15CrNiSi25-21) Stainless Steel

EN 1.4841 stainless steel is an austenitic stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the solution annealed (AT) condition. 1.4841 is the EN numeric designation for this material. X15CrNiSi25-21 is the EN chemical designation.

It has the lowest electrical conductivity among wrought austenitic stainless steels. In addition, it has a moderately high base cost and a moderately high embodied energy.

The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.4841 stainless steel to: wrought austenitic stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness

190

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus

200 GPa 29 x 106 psi

Elongation at Break

32 %

Fatigue Strength

200 MPa 29 x 103 psi

Poisson's Ratio

0.28

Shear Modulus

78 GPa 11 x 106 psi

Shear Strength

430 MPa 62 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)

650 MPa 94 x 103 psi

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)

260 MPa 37 x 103 psi

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion

330 J/g

Maximum Temperature: Corrosion

440 °C 830 °F

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical

1150 °C 2100 °F

Melting Completion (Liquidus)

1380 °C 2520 °F

Melting Onset (Solidus)

1340 °C 2440 °F

Specific Heat Capacity

490 J/kg-K 0.12 BTU/lb-°F

Thermal Conductivity

15 W/m-K 8.7 BTU/h-ft-°F

Thermal Expansion

16 µm/m-K

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume

1.9 % IACS

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)

2.2 % IACS

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price

25 % relative

Density

7.8 g/cm3 480 lb/ft3

Embodied Carbon

4.3 kg CO2/kg material

Embodied Energy

62 MJ/kg 27 x 103 BTU/lb

Embodied Water

190 L/kg 23 gal/lb

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance)

26

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)

170 MJ/m3

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)

170 kJ/m3

Stiffness to Weight: Axial

14 points

Stiffness to Weight: Bending

25 points

Strength to Weight: Axial

23 points

Strength to Weight: Bending

21 points

Thermal Diffusivity

4.0 mm2/s

Thermal Shock Resistance

15 points

Alloy Composition

Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of EN 1.4841 stainless steel is notable for containing comparatively high amounts of silicon (Si) and chromium (Cr). Silicon content is typically governed by metallurgical processing concerns, but it can also be added for the purpose of improving oxidation resistance. Chromium is the defining alloying element of stainless steel. Higher chromium content imparts additional corrosion resistance.

Iron (Fe)Fe 47.1 to 55.5
Chromium (Cr)Cr 24 to 26
Nickel (Ni)Ni 19 to 22
Silicon (Si)Si 1.5 to 2.5
Manganese (Mn)Mn 0 to 2.0
Carbon (C)C 0 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N)N 0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P)P 0 to 0.045
Sulfur (S)S 0 to 0.015

All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.

Followup Questions

Similar Alloys

Further Reading

EN 10095: Heat resisting steels and nickel alloys

EN 10088-1: Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels

Corrosion of Austenitic Stainless Steels: Mechanism, Mitigation and Monitoring, H. S. Khatak and B. Raj (editors), 2002

Austenitic Stainless Steels: Microstructure and Mechanical Properties, P. Marshall, 1984

Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010

CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015