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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0033 Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and EN 1.0033 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 EN 1.0033 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
120 to 140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
150 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
48 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
63 to 100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
10 to 12
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
13 to 14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
9.4 to 10

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.11
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
98.8 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
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 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045