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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1233 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.1233 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 1.1233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 220
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
680 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
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
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
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
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
98 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030