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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.5525 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
62 to 73
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
310 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
440 to 1440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
44 to 240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
240 to 640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13 to 42

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.18 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025