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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
21
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020