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AISI 418 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel

Both AISI 418 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
120 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
21 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 520
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
45 to 57
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
280 to 300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
240 to 390

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
52
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
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
92 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1830
150 to 410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 38
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.6
98.8 to 99.27
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
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
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.5
0