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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both S21603 stainless steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
22
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3