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EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both EN 1.4959 stainless steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4959 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, % 40
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
72
Shear Strength, MPa 430
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 96
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
110

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.25 to 0.65
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 22
0 to 0.25
Cobalt (Co), % 0 to 0.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.4 to 50.5
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 34
35 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.25 to 0.65
0