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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4547 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 1.4547 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
28
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
75
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
19.5 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
51 to 56.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
6.0 to 7.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
17.5 to 18.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010