refractoriness vs recalcitrancy

refractoriness and recalcitrancy both are nouns.

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

As nouns, refractoriness and recalcitrancy are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of refractoriness include recalcitrance, unmanageableness.

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