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EN 1.4034 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4034 stainless steel and EN 1.4621 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4034 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 14
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 400
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 900
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 730
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 94
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 1370
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 32
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24 to 32
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 83 to 87.1
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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