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AISI 446 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 446 stainless steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 EN 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 360
620 to 700
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1180
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 27
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 69.2 to 77
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
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 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015