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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1460
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
3.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
15
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0