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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI H41 Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and SAE-AISI H41 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H41 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
710 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
24 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
7.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
20 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.6 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
3.5 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
81.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
1.0 to 1.3

Comparable Variants