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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4419 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.4419 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4419 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
230 to 680
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
660 to 1590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
370 to 1240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
790
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
30
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
95 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
350 to 3920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.36 to 0.42
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 14.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
82 to 86
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.6 to 1.0
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