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ACI-ASTM CA6N Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both ACI-ASTM CA6N steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 CA6N steel and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 640
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 57
34 to 40
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1080
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1060
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2900
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.9 to 83.5
81.9 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3