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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CD3MWCuN steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 CD3MWCuN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
22
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
58
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
42
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
56.6 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
6.5 to 8.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.5 to 1.0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0