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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4592 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4592 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 (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 1.4592 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 31
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
82
Shear Strength, MPa 300
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
18
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
28 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
62.6 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
3.5 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.045
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8