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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and EN 1.4806 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 350 to 480
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
40.4 to 48.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
34 to 36
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030