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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4961 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, % 39
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 420
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
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 20
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
35 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020