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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1548 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1548 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 SAE-AISI 1548 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
270 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
31 to 39
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 360
440 to 500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
730 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
420 to 690

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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
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
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
79 to 99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
470 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26 to 30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.44 to 0.52
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
98 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
1.1 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050