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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. S30530 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and S30530 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% 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 S30530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 460
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
970
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
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
22
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
17 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
58.4 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 11.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.030