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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CA6N steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% 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 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA6N steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
6.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
77.9 to 83.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020