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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.3542 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.3542 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.3542 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
7.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.6 to 0.7
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
12.5 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
82.7 to 87.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.75
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030