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EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3549 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.3549 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 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 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
880 to 1470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
17
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.85 to 1.0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 77.5 to 82
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.070 to 0.12
0