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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 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 (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 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
740 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.9

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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015