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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. AISI 314 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and AISI 314 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 314 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
78
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
46.7 to 56.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030