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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4878 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4878 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 EN 1.4878 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
16
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
65 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
9.0 to 12
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
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.8