AWS E2209 vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel
Both AWS E2209 and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E2209 and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 770 | |
| 910 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1480 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1470 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
| 4.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 5.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 55 | |
| 44 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 170 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 35 | |
| 17 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 | |
| 32 to 38 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 26 to 30 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.3 | |
| 6.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
| 33 to 39 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0.2 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 21.5 to 23.5 | |
| 11 to 12.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 58.4 to 66.9 | |
| 81.9 to 85.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 8.5 to 10.5 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.080 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.3 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |