EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. AWS ER80S-D2
Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and AWS ER80S-D2 are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS ER80S-D2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 20 | |
| 19 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 880 to 1470 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 580 to 1300 | |
| 540 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 130 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 62 to 160 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 880 to 4360 | |
| 770 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 31 to 52 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 37 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 29 to 49 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 69.6 to 79 | |
| 95.2 to 97.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 5.0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |