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EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4318 stainless steel and EN 1.4376 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 44
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 520
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17 to 20.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.2 to 77.4
65.5 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
2.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015