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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S46910 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 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, % 2.2 to 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0