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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0536 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.0536 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.3 to 1.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15