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EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.3961 alloy and S32950 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 31
17
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Shear Strength, MPa 300
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 1.3
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
17
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 130
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 60.7 to 65
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 35 to 37
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010