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ACI-ASTM CA40 Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 ACI-ASTM CA40 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 310
260 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1500
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.0
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.5
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.5
11
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 14
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1910
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.5 to 88.3
81.9 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3