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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 16
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 700
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 63
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1070
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.9
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3050
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0