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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 340
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5