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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.1122 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
63 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
340 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
240 to 370

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
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
36 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
160 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
98.7 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
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 to 0.025