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S32803 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both S32803 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 S32803 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, % 18
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
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 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 36
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 760
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 29
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 62.9 to 67.1
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0035
0 to 0.015