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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and EN 1.4361 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4361 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 62 to 90
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
58.7 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
14 to 16
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
3.7 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010