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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4306 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3549 stainless steel and EN 1.4306 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4306 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
580 to 900

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
16
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
20
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
64.8 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0