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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4951 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, % 38
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020