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SAE-AISI 1146 Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1146 steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 SAE-AISI 1146 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 17
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 400
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 40 to 45
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 440
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 730
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360 to 630
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93 to 97
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340 to 1050
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 26
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 22
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.49
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 98.3 to 98.8
78.5 to 83.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.8 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.080 to 0.13
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.5