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EN 1.4526 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both EN 1.4526 stainless steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. 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 (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4526 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 280
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
110

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 77.4 to 83.1
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.4
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.1 to 0.2