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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
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 0.015