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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4008 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and EN 1.4008 stainless 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4008 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
81.8 to 86.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.2 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
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 0.025