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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.5023 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.5023 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 1.5023 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
570 to 1860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
17 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.35 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
96.9 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025