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S21904 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel

Both S21904 stainless steel and EN 1.3960 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S21904 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, % 17 to 51
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 550
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1000
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 910
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
21
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160 to 310
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 2070
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 59.5 to 67.4
60.2 to 67.9
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
13 to 15
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
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