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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 446 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
27
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
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