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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4003 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.4003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
720
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
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

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
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
97

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
83.9 to 89.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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