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Austempered Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4104 Stainless Steel

Both austempered cast iron and EN 1.4104 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 13
11 to 23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 62 to 69
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1800
630 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560 to 1460
350 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 95
77 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 3970
310 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 66
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 44
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 53
22 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 3.4 to 3.8
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
15.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 94
78.8 to 84.1
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.3 to 2.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.15 to 0.35
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0