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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1172 Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and EN 1.1172 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1172 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
480 to 1720

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
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
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
17 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
15 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
98.2 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0

Comparable Variants