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EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4568 stainless steel and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4568 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.3 to 21
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 670
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 520 to 930
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830 to 1620
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 1490
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 36 to 140
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 5710
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30 to 58
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 40
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 46
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.090
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 70.9 to 76.8
82.3 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 7.8
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030