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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1121 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.1121 steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 AISI 418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1121 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
260
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
98.8 to 99.63
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0