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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1005 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1005 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 SAE-AISI 1005 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
95
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
210
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
10

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
99.5 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.050