AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. C55282 Copper

AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C55282 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 18 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (18, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C55282 copper.

AISI 422 (Alloy 616, S42200) Stainless Steel UNS C55282 (BCuP-7) Filler Metal

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		110

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.34

Shear Modulus, GPa		76
Shear Modulus, GPa		39

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		190

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		650
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		200

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1480
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		770

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		640

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		400

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.6

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		3.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		7.0

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		44
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		6.8

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		18

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		5.8

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		8.2

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		33 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		7.4

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.25
Carbon (C), %		0

Chromium (Cr), %		11 to 12.5
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		87.7 to 88.7

Iron (Fe), %		81.9 to 85.8
Iron (Fe), %		0

Manganese (Mn), %		0.5 to 1.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0.9 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), %		0

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), %		6.5 to 7.0

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0

Silver (Ag), %		0
Silver (Ag), %		4.8 to 5.2

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.025
Sulfur (S), %		0

Tungsten (W), %		0.9 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), %		0

Vanadium (V), %		0.2 to 0.3
Vanadium (V), %		0

Residuals, %		0
Residuals, %		0 to 0.15