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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Shear Strength, MPa 480
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.040
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
10 to 11
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