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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
240 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
11 to 15