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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
22 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
12 to 15
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040