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AISI 442 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 9

Both AISI 442 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 9 are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 AISI 442 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 9.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
3.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 74.1 to 82
95.2 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.35