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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% 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 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 620
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015