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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.8946 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 1.8946 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
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

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
2.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14