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AISI 416Se Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 416Se stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 416Se stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 50
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 83.1 to 87.9
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0.15 to 0.35
0
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5