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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1146 Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1146 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1146 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
13 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
240 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 640
410 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
670 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
360 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
93 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
340 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
20 to 22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.42 to 0.49
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.2 to 59
98.3 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.080 to 0.13
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.3
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0