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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
22 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
77
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420 to 440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
23
Density, g/cm3 8.2
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20 to 21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0