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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and EN 1.4301 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4301 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
200 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90 to 91
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
430 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
610 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
220 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
110 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
120 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
22 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015