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AISI 321 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 321 stainless steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 AISI 321 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 50
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
410 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 460
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 690
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 350
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 230
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 310
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 25
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
21.5 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 65.3 to 74
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.16 to 0.28
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0

Comparable Variants