AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel
Both AISI 420 stainless steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 670 | |
| 240 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 1010 | |
| 300 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1720 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1310 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 620 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 130 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 4410 | |
| 290 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 62 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 41 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 62 | |
| 14 to 18 |