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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 1120
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
85 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
95.1 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants