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EN 1.4958 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4958 stainless steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4958 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
7.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.2 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
12.5 to 14.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 41.1 to 50.6
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 32.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0