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EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both EN 1.4318 stainless steel and EN 1.5414 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 EN 1.4318 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
250 to 270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 85
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 520
350 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
350 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
320 to 370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 70.2 to 77.4
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050