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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
82.3 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0