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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1061 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.1061 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 EN 1.1061 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
530 to 1810

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
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
98.1 to 99.06
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.035