EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both EN 1.7386 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. They have 64% 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 410 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 670 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 240 to 440 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 88 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 92 to 110 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 150 to 490 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 110 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 86.8 to 90.5 | |
| 60.5 to 64.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 35 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |