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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4887 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.4887 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4887 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
39
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
96
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
20 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
34.2 to 45
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015