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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. R30556 Alloy

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and R30556 alloy are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
81
Shear Strength, MPa 460
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1