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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4530 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4530 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4530 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
1030 to 1370

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
130

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
36 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
29 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
35 to 47

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.6 to 0.8
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
11.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
74.4 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.9 to 2.2
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
8.5 to 9.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.28 to 0.37