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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI L2 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and SAE-AISI L2 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI L2 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
590 to 1960

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
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 45
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
19 to 65

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.45 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0.7 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
95.5 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3