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EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4578 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4578 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 400
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
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 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 17.5
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.3 to 68.5
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 11
1.8 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
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