refractoriness vs recalcitrance

refractoriness and recalcitrance both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
refractoriness	Yes	No	No	No
recalcitrance	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, refractoriness and recalcitrance are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of refractoriness include recalcitrancy, unmanageableness.

refractoriness (noun)	recalcitrance (noun)
the trait of being unmanageable	the trait of being unmanageable