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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5402 Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.5402 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5402 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
97.3 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.040 to 0.080