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EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 23
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 300
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 370 to 460
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 750
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 510
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 110
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 660
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 27
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 26
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 13.5
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 88.4
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015

Comparable Variants