EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel
Both EN 1.3542 stainless steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 EN 1.0213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 92 to 120 |
| 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 | |
| 320 to 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 770 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 29 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.1 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.6 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 29 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.7 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12.5 to 14.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.7 to 87.5 | |
| 99.245 to 99.67 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |