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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
560
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
36
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030