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SAE-AISI 1211 Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1211 steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 SAE-AISI 1211 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 29
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 50
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Shear Strength, MPa 280 to 350
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 580
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 61 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 550
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.23
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.030