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EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. EN 1.8873 Steel

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and EN 1.8873 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. 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 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.8873 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
19
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
490

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
3.2
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 64.9
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15