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AISI 445 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 445 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 445 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Rockwell B Hardness 71
84
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Shear Strength, MPa 310
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
23 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.9 to 80.7
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.75
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.030