AWS E120C-K4 vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E120C-K4 and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 AWS E120C-K4 and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 950 | |
| 910 to 1080 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 840 | |
| 670 to 870 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.2 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1880 | |
| 1140 to 1910 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 34 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 | |
| 33 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.15 to 0.65 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 98.4 | |
| 81.9 to 85.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 2.3 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.65 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |