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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4411 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
73.1 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
4.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025