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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. S31803 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and S31803 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 S31803 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1060
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
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
630
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
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
21 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
63.7 to 71.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020