EN 1.6771 Steel vs. EN 1.3961 Alloy
Both EN 1.6771 steel and EN 1.3961 alloy are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 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 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3961 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 to 8.7 | |
| 31 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 930 to 1180 | |
| 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 740 to 1140 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 1.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 58 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 75 to 93 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1460 to 3450 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 33 to 41 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 35 | |
| 130 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.33 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.2 to 95 | |
| 60.7 to 65 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 3.0 to 4.0 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |