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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7390 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.7390 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.7390 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
6.8
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
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
91.9 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015