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EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 431 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4520 stainless steel and AISI 431 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 431 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 26
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
430 to 610
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 310
550 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
890 to 1380
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
710 to 1040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 500
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1270 to 2770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
32 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
27 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.4
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
28 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 80.1 to 83.9
78.2 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.3 to 2.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0