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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M6 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M6 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (14, 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 M6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
840 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
39
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
120
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
26 to 68

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
3.8 to 4.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
68.8 to 74.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.8 to 4.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.3 to 1.7