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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 420
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
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 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
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 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030