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EN 1.7272 Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy

Both EN 1.7272 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7272 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 490 to 1650
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 2.2
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
110

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 48
130

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.3
60.7 to 65
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.15
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