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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. S42010 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and S42010 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 S42010 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 1010
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1310
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 620
800
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
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 88 to 130
95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 4410
310
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
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
13.5 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
80.9 to 85.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.85
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0.35 to 0.85
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 0.030