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AISI 409 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 409 stainless steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 AISI 409 stainless 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, % 24
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
76
Shear Strength, MPa 270
560 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
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 94
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
33 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 84.9 to 89.5
81.9 to 85.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.75
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3