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EN 1.0455 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0455 cast steel and EN 1.4404 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 1.0455 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
14 to 43
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
220 to 320
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 35
91 to 93
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
600 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240 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 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
140 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 18.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 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