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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. S17600 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and S17600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel and the bottom bar is S17600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
8.6 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
300 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430
560 to 880
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
940 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
550
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
13
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
70 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
850 to 4390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
34 to 54
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
31 to 50

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0 to 0.4
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
16 to 17.5
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
71.3 to 77.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
6.0 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0.4 to 1.2