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S45000 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel

Both S45000 stainless steel and EN 1.4542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45000 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, % 6.8 to 14
5.7 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330 to 650
370 to 640
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 590 to 830
550 to 860
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1410
880 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1310
580 to 1300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
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 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94 to 160
62 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850 to 4400
880 to 4360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 50
31 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 36
26 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 47
29 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
15 to 17
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 1.8
3.0 to 5.0
Iron (Fe), % 72.1 to 79.3
69.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
3.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015