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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. K93603 Alloy

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and K93603 alloy are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 K93603 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
490 to 810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
17 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
15 to 25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
61.8 to 64
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
36
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1