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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 91 to 93
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020