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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4736 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and EN 1.4736 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4736 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

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
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.7 to 2.1
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
77 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.2 to 0.8