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EN 1.0449 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4618 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0449 cast steel and EN 1.4618 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 1.4618 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
240 to 250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90 to 91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
680 to 700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
250 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
270 to 280
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
160 to 170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
62.7 to 72.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
5.5 to 9.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.070
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010