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EN 1.4541 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both EN 1.4541 stainless steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4541 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, % 14 to 40
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 550
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 830
260
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 27
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
110

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.2 to 74
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
35 to 37
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
0.1 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.7
0