K94200 Alloy vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel
Both K94200 alloy and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is K94200 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 140 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 32 | |
| 8.0 to 15 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.34 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 54 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 410 | |
| 420 to 1010 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 710 | |
| 690 to 1720 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 650 | |
| 380 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 500 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 5.0 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 3.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 3.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.7 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 35 to 130 | |
| 88 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 1460 | |
| 380 to 4410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 9.8 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 25 to 62 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 22 to 41 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 49 to 70 | |
| 25 to 62 |