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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3520 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.3520 steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190 to 220
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 740
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.4 to 1.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
95.9 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
1.0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.45 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030