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EN 1.0449 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4652 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0449 cast steel and EN 1.4652 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 43% 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 1.4652 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 28
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
450
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
9.8
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
340
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
38.3 to 46.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
7.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
21 to 23
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.45 to 0.55
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050