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S42035 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

Both S42035 stainless steel and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42035 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 76
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 390
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 470
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.2
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 78.1 to 85
82.3 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0