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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030