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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 EN 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
65.6 to 72.3
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
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0