AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel
Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 92 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 15 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 670 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 1010 | |
| 230 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1720 | |
| 320 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 1310 | |
| 220 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 620 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 27 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.5 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 88 to 130 | |
| 33 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 4410 | |
| 120 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 62 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 41 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.3 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 62 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.3 to 87.9 | |
| 99.245 to 99.67 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |