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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7102 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.7102 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.7102 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
96.2 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025