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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6932 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and EN 1.6932 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 420F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6932 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
440
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
2.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.24 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
94.5 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.35 to 0.55
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15