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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and EN 1.4123 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
220 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
720 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
10
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
26 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
23 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
26 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
14 to 16.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
76.7 to 84.6
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 1.5