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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. S42030 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and S42030 stainless 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 S42030 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
16
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
76
Shear Strength, MPa 300
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
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
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
10
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
34
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
440
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
12 to 14
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
77.6 to 85
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030