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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. S31277 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and S31277 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 S31277 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 27
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
90
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
51
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
320
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
20.5 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
35.5 to 46.2
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 3.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
6.5 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
26 to 28
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0