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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 62 to 90
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.060
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010