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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 6

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and ASTM A356 grade 6 are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 A356 grade 6.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
96.2 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030