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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4412 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.4412 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4412 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
60.4 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
10 to 13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030