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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. K93603 Alloy

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and K93603 alloy are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
36
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1