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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4501 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4501 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4501 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
27
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
57.6 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.0