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EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4621 stainless steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4621 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.7
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 21.5
11 to 12
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 79.7
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3