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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.8507 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.8507 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 (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 1.8507 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 300
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
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
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.5
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
1210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
96.1 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035