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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 416 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and AISI 416 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 416 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
230 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
510 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
290 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
680
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1530
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
98 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
220 to 940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
83.2 to 87.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35