EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. SAE-AISI H25 Steel

Both EN 1.3963 alloy and SAE-AISI H25 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 (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 SAE-AISI H25 steel.

EN 1.3963 (GX5NiS36) Casting Alloy SAE-AISI H25 (T20825) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200

Poisson's Ratio		0.3
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		72
Shear Modulus, GPa		79

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		710 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		270
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1750

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1700

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		460
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		420

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		1.6
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		25
Base Metal Price, % relative		38

Density, g/cm³		8.2
Density, g/cm³		9.1

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		6.2

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		93

Embodied Water, L/kg		110
Embodied Water, L/kg		83

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		23
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		22

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		15
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 50

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		20 to 34

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		110
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 49

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), %		0.22 to 0.32

Chromium (Cr), %		0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		60.5 to 64.9
Iron (Fe), %		77.2 to 81.3

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 0.5
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0

Nickel (Ni), %		35 to 37
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.5
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0.1 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		14 to 16

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.4 to 0.6