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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0580 Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.0580 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
5.6 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
340 to 360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
540 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
290 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
31 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
230 to 540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
19 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
17 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
97.5 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045

Comparable Variants