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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
200 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90 to 91
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480 to 500
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015