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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
2.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015