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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
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 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12