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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 770
420
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
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.2
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15