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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4150 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
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
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
23
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
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
15 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4