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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020