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EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4612 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4612 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 1010 to 1110
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1690 to 1850
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1570 to 1730
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 210
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 60 to 65
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 40 to 43
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58 to 63
130

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 1.4 to 1.8
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 71.5 to 75.5
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.8 to 2.3
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 10.2 to 11.3
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 0.5
0