AISI 431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel
Both AISI 431 stainless steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 431 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 250 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 15 to 17 | |
| 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 430 to 610 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 to 840 | |
| 480 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 890 to 1380 | |
| 680 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 to 1040 | |
| 250 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 850 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1510 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.0 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 16 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 180 | |
| 270 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1270 to 2770 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 50 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 36 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 7.0 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 28 to 43 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 15 to 17 | |
| 16.5 to 18.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.2 to 83.8 | |
| 62.7 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 5.5 to 9.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.3 to 2.5 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |