EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 90 | |
| 90 to 91 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 77 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 400 | |
| 480 to 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 680 to 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 | |
| 250 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 930 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
| 15 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.6 | |
| 2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 19 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
| 2.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 51 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 160 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 220 | |
| 270 to 280 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 160 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 22 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 4.0 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
| 15 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 17.5 | |
| 16.5 to 18.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 3.0 to 3.5 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 62.3 to 68.5 | |
| 62.7 to 72.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 5.5 to 9.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 10 to 11 | |
| 4.5 to 5.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |