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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and EN 1.4021 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
240 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 480
390 to 530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
630 to 880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
390 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
88 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
400 to 1160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
23 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
21 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
22 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.16 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
83.2 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants