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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M46 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
18
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
24 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3

Comparable Variants