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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4740 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4740 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.8

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
75.4 to 82.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030