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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 250
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
1100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
19
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0