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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.4981 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4981 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
59.6 to 66.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.6 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
15.5 to 17.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015