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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. S15700 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and S15700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 S15700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
1.1 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
370 to 770
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
770 to 1070
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
1180 to 1890
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
500 to 1770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
17 to 270
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
640 to 4660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
42 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
32 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
39 to 63

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
69.6 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
6.5 to 7.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
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