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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 204 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and AISI 204 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 204 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
23 to 39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320 to 720
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
730 to 1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
380 to 1080

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
850
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
240 to 250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
360 to 2940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
27 to 40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
24 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
16 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
69.6 to 76.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
1.5 to 3.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030