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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4362 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.4362 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
230
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
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
22 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
65.5 to 74.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015