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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. N08320 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and N08320 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 59% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 N08320 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
3.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
40.4 to 50
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
25 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030