EN 1.3960 (Gx2CrNiMoN18-140) Cast Stainless Steel
Duplex Stainless Steels
Property Overview
Density7.9g/cm³
Elastic Modulus200GPa
Tensile Strength590MPa
Yield Strength270MPa
Brinell HardnessUnknown
Maximum Service Temperature970°C
Chemical Composition
C
0 to 0.030%
CR
16.5 to 18.5%
NI
13 to 15%
MO
2.5 to 3.0%
MN
0 to 2.0%
SI
0 to 1.0%
N
0.15 to 0.25%
P
0 to 0.035%
S
0 to 0.020%
FE
60.2 to 67.9%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
200 GPa
Elongation at Break
34 %
Fatigue Strength
220 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
90 J
Poisson's Ratio
0.28
Shear Modulus
78 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
590 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
270 MPa
Physical
Density
7.9 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
290 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion
410 °C
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
970 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1440 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1400 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
15 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
3.9 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
2.2 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
2.6 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
170 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
190 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
14 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
25 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
21 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
21 % relative
Embodied Carbon
4.1 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
57 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
57 MJ/kg 24 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
160 L/kg
Embodied Water
160 L/kg 19 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.3960EN 1.3960 (Gx2CrNiMoN18-140) Cast Stainless SteelGx2CrNiMoN18-140
Standards
ISO 19960 ISO 19960: Cast steels and alloys with special physical properties
ISO 19960 ISO 19960: Cast steels and alloys with special physical properties Duplex Stainless Steels, Iris Alvarez-Armas and Suzanne Degallaix-Moreuil (editors), 2009 Duplex Stainless Steels: Microstructure, Properties and Applications, Robert N. Gunn (editor), 1997