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EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4618 stainless steel and EN 1.4518 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4618 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4518 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 250
160
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90 to 91
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 700
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 260
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
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
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 280
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 170
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
18 to 20
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.7 to 72.5
61.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 5.5 to 9.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 5.5
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.15
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030