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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI T6 Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and SAE-AISI T6 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 T6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
880 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1830
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1770
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
400
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
70
Density, g/cm3 8.2
9.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
11
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
170
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
160

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
26 to 63
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21 to 39
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
26 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.75 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
4.0 to 4.8
Cobalt (Co), % 0
11 to 13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
55.9 to 63.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 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
0.2 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
18.5 to 21
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.5 to 2.1