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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6570 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.6570 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.6570 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
270 to 340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
910 to 1130

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
32 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
27 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
27 to 33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
1.0 to 1.4
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
94 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.6 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015