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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6920 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.6920 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.6920 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
95.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
1.0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.1