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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 50B50 Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 50B50 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4818 stainless steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 50B50 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0030
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.48 to 0.53
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
97.4 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040