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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and EN 1.4581 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 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030