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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
1010 to 1110
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
190 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
58 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.4 to 1.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
71.5 to 75.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
1.8 to 2.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
10.2 to 11.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.5

Comparable Variants