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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and S82012 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 S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.8 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050