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EN 1.4408 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1018 Steel

Both EN 1.4408 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 1018 steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4408 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1018 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
430 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
75 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
150 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.4 to 71
98.8 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050