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EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3541 stainless steel and EN 1.4123 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 250
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
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.8

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
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.43 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
14 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 83.4 to 87.5
76.7 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
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 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5