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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 442 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and AISI 442 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 442 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
74.1 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040