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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy

Both EN 1.7386 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
72
Shear Strength, MPa 340 to 410
290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
1.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
16
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
110

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.25
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
60.5 to 64.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
35 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.2