Grade 20 Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel
Both grade 20 cast iron and EN 1.4123 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 grade 20 cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 220 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 720 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 10 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 4.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 62 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 26 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 | |
| 23 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 | |
| 26 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 14 to 16.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 76.7 to 84.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.5 |