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EN 1.1244 Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1244 steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1244 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 770
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
150

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 28
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.65 to 0.75
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.2
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030