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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030