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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 23
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
69
Shear Strength, MPa 360
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15