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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and AISI 301L stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
440 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030