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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
570
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
38
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.080 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
24.3 to 37.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0