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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4592 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 EN 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
82
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

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
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
43
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8