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S13800 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both S13800 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S13800 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 290 to 480
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 18
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410 to 870
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 62
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Shear Strength, MPa 610 to 1030
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980 to 1730
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660 to 1580
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1090 to 5490
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35 to 61
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28 to 41
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33 to 58
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12.3 to 13.2
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 73.6 to 77.3
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 8.5
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0 to 0.030