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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0420 cast steel and EN 1.4659 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4659 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
900
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
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

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
37
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
370
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
35.7 to 45.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
5.5 to 6.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5