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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.5408 steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 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 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
130

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020