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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
520 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
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