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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440C Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and AISI 440C stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 440C stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710 to 1970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
6.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
26 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
78 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.75
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 0.015