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EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI A3 Steel

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and SAE-AISI A3 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 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 SAE-AISI A3 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
700 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
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 1.6
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
6.0
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
67
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
78

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
25 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 48
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 110
23 to 70

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
1.2 to 1.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
4.8 to 5.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60.5 to 64.9
88.7 to 92
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.4
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0.1 to 0.2
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.8 to 1.4