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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0446 Cast Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and EN 1.0446 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0446 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030