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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37