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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 422 stainless steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260 to 330
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 500
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Shear Strength, MPa 560 to 660
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 380
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0