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EN 1.0601 Steel vs. AISI 420F Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0601 steel and AISI 420F stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0601 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 65
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
82.4 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0.15 to 0.35