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EN 1.7383 Steel vs. AISI 420 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.7383 steel and AISI 420 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 420 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 23
8.0 to 15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 270
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 380
420 to 1010
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560 to 610
690 to 1720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 400
380 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
620
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
88 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 420
380 to 4410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 22
25 to 62
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
22 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
25 to 62

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.3 to 96.6
82.3 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030