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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 409 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and AISI 409 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 409 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
420
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
710
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
94

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
11
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
10.5 to 11.7
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
84.9 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.75