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AISI 422 Stainless Steel vs. C82400 Copper

AISI 422 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while C82400 copper belongs to the copper alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 422 stainless steel and the bottom bar is C82400 copper.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
120
Elongation at Break, % 15 to 17
1.0 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
45
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1080
500 to 1030
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670 to 870
260 to 970

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
230
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 650
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1000
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1470
900
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
380
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.7
25
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.3
26

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
140
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
310

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
10 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1140 to 1910
270 to 3870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
7.6
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 38
16 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
16 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 39
17 to 36

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.15
Beryllium (Be), % 0
1.6 to 1.9
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.1
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0.2 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
96 to 98.2
Iron (Fe), % 81.9 to 85.8
0 to 0.2
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.020
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Tungsten (W), % 0.9 to 1.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.1
Residuals, % 0
0 to 0.5

Comparable Variants