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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4462 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4462 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4462 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Shear Strength, MPa 360
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
1060
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0.1 to 0.22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015