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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
430
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010