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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4961 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4961 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

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
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
16
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
65.6 to 72.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.4 to 1.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015