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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4857 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4857 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 EN 1.4857 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
34
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
31.4 to 41.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 36
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030