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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and EN 1.0591 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030