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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and SAE-AISI 6150 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 (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 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
420 to 1160

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3