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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F1

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F1 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
97.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045