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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the heat treated (HT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 680
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0