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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
580
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 680
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
470
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
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