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AISI 347 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both AISI 347 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 347 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34 to 46
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 270
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 690
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 350
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 480
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 220
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 310
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.1 to 74
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 13
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3