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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4527 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4527 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 EN 1.4527 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
37.4 to 48.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
27.5 to 30.5
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 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030