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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1390
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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 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 0.030