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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4372 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 (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
47
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
350

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
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
17

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
0.050 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015