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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0478 Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and EN 1.0478 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.0478 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050