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AISI 415 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 415 stainless steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 AISI 415 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 550
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 700
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1250
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.4
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 14
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 84
70.2 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015