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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. AISI 321H Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and AISI 321H stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is AISI 321H stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Shear Strength, MPa 730
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
65.4 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
9.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.7
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0