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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4584 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0420 cast steel and EN 1.4584 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4584 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
78
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
41.7 to 52
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 26
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 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 0.020