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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4451 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.4451 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4451 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
540

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
25 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.8 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
56.2 to 64.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.025