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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030