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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
44 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
15 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
73.2 to 77.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
2.5 to 3.2
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
4.0 to 5.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.070 to 0.13
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030