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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E2209

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and AWS E2209 are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E2209.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
21.5 to 23.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
58.4 to 66.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
8.5 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030