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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI T15 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and SAE-AISI T15 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 (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 SAE-AISI T15 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
830 to 2240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1690
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1640
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
43
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
16
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
250
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
26 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.5 to 1.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
3.8 to 5.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
4.8 to 5.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
67.5 to 73.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
11.8 to 13
Vanadium (V), % 0
4.5 to 5.3