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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
12 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040