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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3541 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and EN 1.3541 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3541 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
770
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
83.4 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0