EN 1.4162 (X2CrMnNiN21-5-1) Stainless Steel
EN 1.4162 stainless steel is a duplex stainless steel formulated for primary forming into wrought products. Cited properties are appropriate for the solution annealed (AT) condition. 1.4162 is the EN numeric designation for this material. X2CrMnNiN21-5-1 is the EN chemical designation.
It has a moderately low base cost among wrought duplex stainless steels. In addition, it has a moderately low embodied energy and a moderately high ductility.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.4162 stainless steel to: wrought duplex stainless steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa 29 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
32 %
Fatigue Strength
410 MPa 59 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
77 J 57 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
78 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Shear Strength
520 MPa 75 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
780 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
520 MPa 76 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
430 °C 810 °F
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
1000 °C 1830 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1420 °C 2580 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1370 °C 2500 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
480 J/kg-K 0.12 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K 8.7 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.5 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
12 % relative
Density
7.7 g/cm3 480 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
2.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
38 MJ/kg 16 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
150 L/kg 18 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
220 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
690 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
28 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Thermal Diffusivity
4.0 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
21 points
Alloy Composition
Among wrought stainless steels, the composition of EN 1.4162 stainless steel is notable for containing comparatively high amounts of manganese (Mn) and chromium (Cr). Manganese is used to improve ductility at elevated temperatures. It also permits a higher nitrogen content than would otherwise be possible. Chromium is the defining alloying element of stainless steel. Higher chromium content imparts additional corrosion resistance.
| Fe | 67.2 to 73.3 | |
| Cr | 21 to 22 | |
| Mn | 4.0 to 6.0 | |
| Ni | 1.4 to 1.9 | |
| Si | 0 to 1.0 | |
| Mo | 0.1 to 0.8 | |
| Cu | 0.1 to 0.8 | |
| N | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| C | 0 to 0.040 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 | |
| S | 0 to 0.015 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
Duplex Stainless Steels, Iris Alvarez-Armas and Suzanne Degallaix-Moreuil (editors), 2009
EN 10088-2: Stainless steels - Part 2: Technical delivery conditions for sheet/plate and strip of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
EN 10088-3: Stainless steels - Part 3: Technical delivery conditions for semi-finished products, bars, rods, wire, sections and bright products of corrosion resisting steels for general purposes
EN 10088-1: Stainless steels - Part 1: List of stainless steels
Corrosion of Stainless Steels, A. John Sedriks, 1996
Advances in Stainless Steels, Baldev Raj et al. (editors), 2010
CRC Materials Science and Engineering Handbook, 4th ed., James F. Shackelford et al. (editors), 2015