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EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4303 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 EN 1.4303 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 49
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 540
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 900
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 560
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 230
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 64.8 to 72
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 13
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5