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EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6118 Steel

Both EN 1.4982 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 6118 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6118 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 420
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 490
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.9
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 71
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 830
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0030 to 0.0090
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.13
0.16 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16
0.5 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 61.8 to 69.7
97.8 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 7.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.15