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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.8836 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
410
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
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
95.1 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14