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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
430
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
5.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55