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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and AISI 201 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
200 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
4.6 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
280 to 600
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
450 to 840
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
650 to 1450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
300 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
61 to 340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
230 to 2970
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
23 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
14 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
5.5 to 7.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030