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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP21

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and ASTM A369 grade FP21 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP21.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 320
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
6.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.7 to 3.4
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
94.3 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025