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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4011 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and EN 1.4011 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.0446 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4011 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
82.8 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
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