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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.4006 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.0558 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4006 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
150 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
590 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
230 to 510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
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
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.3

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 99
99 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
140 to 660
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
83.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.75
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