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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4837 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.4837 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4837 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
29
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
53.4 to 63.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030