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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5511 Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and EN 1.5511 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.5511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34 to 40
51 to 69
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
490 to 580

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
13

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
19
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 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
15 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
98.3 to 99.159
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
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