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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
220
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 540
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030