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S31727 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S31727 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31727 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
21
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 64
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 2.8 to 4.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 53.7 to 61.3
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.8 to 4.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14.5 to 16.5
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.21
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020