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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
5.7 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
420 to 590
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
1510 to 3600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
28 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
32 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
14 to 15.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.5 to 3.2
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
73.6 to 79
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
4.5 to 5.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.35
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.050
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0