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EN 1.4542 Stainless Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4542 stainless steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 20
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 370 to 640
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 550 to 860
590 to 830
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1470
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1300
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 62 to 160
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4360
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 52
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 37
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29 to 49
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 69.6 to 79
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
5.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.45
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030