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EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
18
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.6
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
5.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 64.9
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15