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EN 1.4125 Stainless Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4125 stainless steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 EN 1.4125 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 500
650
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 800
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 82.7
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.8
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3