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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E385

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and AWS E385 are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 E385.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
36
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
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
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
19.5 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
41.8 to 50.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.2 to 5.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020