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EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4652 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.4652 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 450
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 610
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 9.8
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 57
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 340
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 38.3 to 46.3
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 7.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0.45 to 0.55
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.015