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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 680
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5