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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.8523 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 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
530
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Shear Strength, MPa 680
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
480
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.1
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
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25