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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
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 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030