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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E430

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and AWS E430 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 E430.

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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
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
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
14

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
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
15 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.75
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
77.8 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.6
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
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