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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 420F Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and AISI 420F 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 420F stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.7

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
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
82.4 to 87.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
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