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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.4600 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 EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
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 3.0
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
7.0
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
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35