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EN 1.3940 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3940 stainless steel and EN 1.4371 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 EN 1.3940 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4371 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45 to 51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
290 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
320 to 340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
270 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
250 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.4
66.7 to 74.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
6.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015