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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
510 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35