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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8965 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.8965 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.8965 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
420
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
94.6 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17