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EN 1.4818 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI A9 Steel

Both EN 1.4818 stainless steel and SAE-AISI A9 steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 A9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
770 to 2030

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
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
35
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
70
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
82

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
10
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
28 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
9.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
25 to 66

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.55
Cerium (Ce), % 0.030 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 71.8
87 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
1.3 to 1.8
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4