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EN 1.4409 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4409 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4409 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.7 to 71
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5