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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

AISI 304 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 440
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 860
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 86 to 250
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 1870
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0