EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 416 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 210 | |
230 to 320 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 51 | |
13 to 31 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 250 | |
230 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
76 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 480 to 500 | |
340 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 to 700 | |
510 to 800 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 260 | |
290 to 600 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 410 | |
390 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 900 | |
680 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1530 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1480 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
30 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
9.9 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.7 | |
3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 13 | |
7.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.7 | |
1.9 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 39 | |
27 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
100 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 19 | |
13 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 270 to 280 | |
98 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 to 170 | |
220 to 940 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 25 | |
18 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 23 | |
18 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
8.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 16.5 to 18.5 | |
12 to 14 |
Copper (Cu), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 62.7 to 72.5 | |
83.2 to 87.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 5.5 to 9.5 | |
0 to 1.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 4.5 to 5.5 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
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 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |