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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.3 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35