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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. AWS E383

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and AWS E383 are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AWS E383.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
40
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
26.5 to 29
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.6 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
28.8 to 39.2
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
3.2 to 4.2
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
30 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0