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S17400 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel

Both S17400 stainless steel and EN 1.3940 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S17400 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3940 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 670
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 7.6 to 86
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910 to 1390
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 580 to 1250
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 4060
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 49
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 35
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 46
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 3.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.4 to 78.9
64.2 to 71.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.0
12 to 14
Niobium (Nb), % 0.15 to 0.45
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020