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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1025 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
290 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
250 to 420

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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.22 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050