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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and EN 1.4762 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% 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 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
1.2 to 1.7
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
69.7 to 75.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015