EN 1.4021 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4021 stainless steel and EN 1.4034 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4021 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 11 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 380 | |
| 230 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 530 | |
| 420 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 880 | |
| 690 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 670 | |
| 390 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 760 | |
| 770 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 30 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.7 |
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 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 110 | |
| 81 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 1160 | |
| 400 to 1370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 31 | |
| 25 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 31 | |
| 24 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.25 | |
| 0.43 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 12.5 to 14.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.2 to 87.8 | |
| 83 to 87.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |