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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4606 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.4606 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
23 to 39
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300
410 to 640
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
600 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
280 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
26
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
190 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
200 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
21 to 35

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.35
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
13 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
49.2 to 59
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
24 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.9 to 2.3
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.5