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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4630 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5