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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040