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S20431 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S20431 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 S20431 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, % 46
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 66.1 to 74.4
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 5.0 to 7.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 4.0
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
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 0.030
0 to 0.020