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AISI 420 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E3155

Both AISI 420 stainless steel and AWS E3155 are iron alloys. They have 45% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E3155.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 15
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690 to 1720
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 27
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 62
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 41
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.3
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 62
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
20 to 22.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
18.5 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 82.3 to 87.9
23.3 to 36.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
19 to 21
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
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
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.0