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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
8.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050