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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
50
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
13
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
99
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
63.1 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
4.5 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
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 0.010