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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.8837 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.8837 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 (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 1.8837 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
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.3
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
96.6 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1