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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4818 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
190 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
410 to 550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.030
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015