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EN 1.5023 Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.5023 steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5023 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 1860
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 67
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 43
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 56
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.42
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 97.7
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020