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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 40
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3