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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4845 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and EN 1.4845 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the solution annealed (AT) condition. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4818 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4845 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Shear Strength, MPa 480
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
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
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
61
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
48.2 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
19 to 22
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 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015