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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. AISI 348H Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and AISI 348H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is AISI 348H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
56
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
17 to 19
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
63.8 to 73.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.32 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.1