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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 770
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0