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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4516 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and EN 1.4516 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4516 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
83.3 to 89
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.35
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0