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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI M46 Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and SAE-AISI M46 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 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 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M46 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
800 to 2300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1540
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1500
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
33
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
12
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
180
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
27 to 78
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
24 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
25 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
3.7 to 4.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
7.8 to 8.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
70 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
8.0 to 8.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0.4 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.9 to 2.2
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.0 to 3.3