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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
380 to 570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
35 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030