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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F122

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F122 are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 ASTM A182 grade F122.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1490
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
10
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.070 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
10 to 11.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
81.3 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.25 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.040 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.040 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010