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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
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 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030