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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 EN 1.3956 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
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
34
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
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
0.1 to 0.3