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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
35 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020