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S35140 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6956 Steel

Both S35140 stainless steel and EN 1.6956 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S35140 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6956 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
370
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Shear Strength, MPa 460
730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
1230
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 78
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 28
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 22
1.0 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 44.1 to 52.7
92.4 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 25 to 27
2.9 to 3.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0.25 to 0.75
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.080 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.25