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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4161 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 4161 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. 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 (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 SAE-AISI 4161 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
410

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
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

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
2.5
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
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0.7 to 0.9
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040