EN 1.4724 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420F Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4724 stainless steel and AISI 420F stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4724 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420F stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 | |
| 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 740 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 | |
| 430 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 760 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 21 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
| 3.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 73 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 | |
| 480 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 5.6 | |
| 6.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.7 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0.3 to 0.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 12 to 14 | |
| 12 to 14 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 82.2 to 86.6 | |
| 82.4 to 87.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.060 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.7 to 1.4 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |