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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7715 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.7715 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7715 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160
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
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
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
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
96.5 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.28