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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5410 Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and EN 1.5410 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.5410 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
20 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
290 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
400 to 480

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
430 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
20 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
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1