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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E316LMn

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and AWS E316LMn are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E316LMn.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
64
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
32
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
18 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
47.5 to 59.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
5.0 to 8.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
15 to 18
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030