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ASTM A414 Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A414 steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A414 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 180
260 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 26
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 260
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Shear Strength, MPa 230 to 370
560 to 660
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 590
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 350
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49 to 50
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2 to 7.3
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.4
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 69 to 130
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100 to 330
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 21
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 20
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 17
33 to 39