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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4874 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.4874 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4874 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
6.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
290

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.35 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
23 to 38.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0.75 to 1.3
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 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0