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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4905 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 (9, 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 1.4905 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
90

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
680
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
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0
0.00050 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.090 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
8.5 to 9.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
86.2 to 88.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0.1 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.090
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25