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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4923 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 1.4923 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
12 to 21
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
540 to 590
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
870 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
470 to 780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
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
8.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
570 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
31 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26 to 28
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
30 to 34

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.18 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
83.5 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0.3 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35