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AISI 302B Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 302B stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 302B stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 410
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 65.7 to 73
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015