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AISI 430F Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both AISI 430F stainless steel and EN 1.0540 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430F stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 79.2 to 83.9
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.045