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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F36 are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
95 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020