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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 67% 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 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 730
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
310

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 5.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
130

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0