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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4116 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4116 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4116 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
88
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
800
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
2.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
87
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
470
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
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
14 to 15
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
81.3 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2