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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4016 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.4016 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4016 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
870
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
79.9 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015