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AISI 444 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 444 stainless steel and EN 1.4646 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 444 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 580
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.3 to 80.8
59 to 67.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.035
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.8
0