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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4749 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.4749 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.4749 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.6

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
68.5 to 73.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
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