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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S39277 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S39277 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, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 43
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.2 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.8 to 64.3
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.5 to 8.0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.23 to 0.33
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0020
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0.8 to 1.2
0