Stainless Steel 446 Suppliers

446 stainless steel offers superb resistance to corrosion and high temperature oxidation. The Density of stainless steel 446 is 7.80 g/cm3 (0.282 lb/in³). If you are hunting for stainless steel 446 suppliers, then you can be sure that your hunt is over. We are one of the oldest and the most reputed suppliers of 446 stainless steel in India. 446 stainless steel has a Yield Strength of 50000 psi (345 MPa). The Thermal Conductivity of 446 stainless steel is 150 BTU in/hr.ft².°F (21.6 W/mK). It is easy to weld 446 stainless steel using the traditional methods, except for oxyacetylene welding.

Stainless Steel 446 Composition

446 Chemical Composition

446 Mechanical Properties

446 Physical Properties

Stainless Steel 446 Equivalent

Equivalent Grades for 446

446 Stainless Steel Machinability

446 stainless steel machinability can be done, if the speeds are slow, the tooling surfaces are sharp, the mounts are rigid and the feeds are positive.  The Chemical Composition of 446 stainless steel is Carbon C 0.20, Iron Fe 73, Nickel Ni 0.25, Manganese Mn 1.50, Phosphorous P 0.040, Chromium Cr 23.0 – 27.0 and Sulfur S 0.030. Stainless steel 446 has an Elastic Modulus of 200 GPa (29000 ksi). The Elongation at Break of 446 stainless steel is 20%. The Thermal Expansion co-efficient of stainless steel 446 is 5.78 µin/in °F (10.4 µm/m °C).

SS 446 Melting Point

The Brinell Hardness of 446 stainless steel is 159. 446 stainless steel has a Knoop Hardness of 173. The Rockwell A Hardness of 446 stainless steel is 51.1. Stainless steel 446 has a Rockwell B Hardness of 83 and a Vickers Hardness of 159. 446 stainless steel is non-heat treatable and it is ferritic. SS 446 melting point is 2750 °F. The Tensile Strength of 446 stainless steel is 550 MPa (79800 psi). The Poisson’s Ratio of stainless steel 446 is 0.27-0.30. Stainless steel 446 is used in oil burner components, glass molds, X-ray tube bases boiler baffles, kiln linings, industrial mufflers, annealing boxes, furnace parts, etc.