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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030