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EN 1.0449 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4401 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0449 cast steel and EN 1.4401 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.0449 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4401 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
14 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
200 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
91 to 94
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
230 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
130 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
62.8 to 71.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 13
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015