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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050