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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI 8620 Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and SAE-AISI 8620 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 8620 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
13 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
270 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 480
340 to 420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
520 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
360 to 570

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
86 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
340 to 880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
18 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
18 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.18 to 0.23
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
96.9 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0.4 to 0.7
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