EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. S45000 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.3961 alloy and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
| 6.8 to 14 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 590 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 980 to 1410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 580 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 94 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 850 to 4400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 35 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 28 to 36 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
| 33 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 1.3 to 1.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
| 72.1 to 79.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 5.0 to 7.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |