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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. S46500 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and S46500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is S46500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 31
2.3 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300
730 to 1120
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
1260 to 1930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
1120 to 1810

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
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
43 to 210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
44 to 68
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
33 to 44
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
44 to 67

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
11 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
72.6 to 76.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.75 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
10.7 to 11.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
1.5 to 1.8