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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. AISI 440A Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and AISI 440A stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 440A stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
5.0 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
270 to 790
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
450 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
730 to 1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
420 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
87 to 120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
26 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
78.4 to 83.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015