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EN 1.0454 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4028 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0454 cast steel and EN 1.4028 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.0454 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4028 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
230 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
660 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
390 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
94 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380 to 1360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
23 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.26 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
83.1 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015