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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. SAE-AISI F2 Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and SAE-AISI F2 steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 SAE-AISI F2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
710 to 2360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1520
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
42
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
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
10
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
6.5
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
24 to 81
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 49
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
1.2 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
92.6 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.1 to 0.5
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 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
3.0 to 4.5