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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and AISI 409 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
84.9 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75