EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 500 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 51 to 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 19 |