AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. Grade 361 Molybdenum
AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while grade 361 molybdenum belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grade 361 molybdenum.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 310 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 6.3 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 120 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1080 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 670 to 870 | |
| 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 250 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 7.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 | |
| 28 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 44 | |
| 330 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 360 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1910 | |
| 450 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 38 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 to 30 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 33 to 39 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11 to 12.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.9 to 85.8 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 99.9 to 100 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0020 |
| Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.0070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0.9 to 1.3 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |