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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. S38100 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and S38100 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S38100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Rockwell B Hardness 84
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
57.9 to 64
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030