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AISI 436 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 436 stainless steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 77.8 to 83.3
70.2 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.8
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015