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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4474 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0420 cast steel and EN 1.4474 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4474 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
61.2 to 69.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025