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S20161 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 446 Stainless Steel

Both S20161 stainless steel and AISI 446 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S20161 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 446 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Reduction in Area, % 45
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Shear Strength, MPa 690
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 980
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1180
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
12
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 360
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 18
23 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 73.9
69.2 to 77
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.75
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030