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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0050 Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.0050 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 446 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Shear Strength, MPa 360
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.055
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.055