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EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1524 Steel

Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1524 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 1524 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
170 to 180
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
570 to 650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
8.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.6
9.5

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
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.6 to 0.7
0.19 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.7 to 87.5
98 to 98.5
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 to 0.050