EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. AISI 201 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.3961 alloy and AISI 201 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is AISI 201 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
4.6 to 51 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
450 to 840 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
650 to 1450 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
300 to 1080 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
280 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
2.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
38 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
140 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
61 to 340 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
230 to 2970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
23 to 52 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
22 to 37 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
14 to 32 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
16 to 18 |
Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
67.5 to 75 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
5.5 to 7.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
3.5 to 5.5 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.030 |