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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380 to 450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
91 to 130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
8.5 to 10
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050