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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 441 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and AISI 441 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 441 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
76 to 82.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0.3 to 0.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.5