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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. S30601 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and S30601 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 S30601 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
37
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
17 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.35
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
56.9 to 60.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
17 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
5.0 to 5.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.013