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EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4401 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.4401 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 40
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 800
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 62.8 to 71.5
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020