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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1144 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1144 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 SAE-AISI 1144 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
220 to 230
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
750 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 29
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
97.5 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.24 to 0.33