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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4526 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, 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 1.4526 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
25
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
77.4 to 83.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.040
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 0.015