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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4849 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and EN 1.4849 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4849 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
42
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
7.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
100
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 70
32.6 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 3.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
36 to 39
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030