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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. S43940 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and S43940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S43940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
540
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
17.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 83.6
78.2 to 82.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.1 to 0.6