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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. S30415 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and S30415 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 84% 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 S30415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.040 to 0.060
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
18 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
67.8 to 71.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030