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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and EN 1.4630 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
800
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
7.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
13 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
77.1 to 86.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8