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AISI 420F Stainless Steel vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 420F stainless steel and S32101 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% 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 S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 460
490
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 82.4 to 87.6
67.3 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
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