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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 418 Stainless Steel

Both S44537 stainless steel and AISI 418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 21
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
520
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Shear Strength, MPa 320
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
40

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
78.5 to 83.6
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.2
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.5