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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.4560 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 1.0558 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 33
91
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015