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EN 1.4466 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4466 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4466 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 42
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Shear Strength, MPa 440
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 70
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 45.6 to 52.9
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030