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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 321 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and AISI 321 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
590 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
65.3 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7