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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI L3 Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and SAE-AISI L3 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.4542 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
600 to 2250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
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
43
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
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
21 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
20 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
18 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
1.3 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
95.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3