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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
14 to 15.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020