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EN 1.4630 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4630 stainless steel and EN 1.4318 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.4630 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4318 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
44
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 800
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 15
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 1.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 16
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 77.1 to 86.7
70.2 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
6.0 to 8.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.8
0