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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E80C-B8

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and AWS E80C-B8 are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 AWS E80C-B8.

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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
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
9.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
89

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
8.0 to 10.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
85.5 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5