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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4523 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.4523 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4523 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
22
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
12
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
77
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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
5.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17.5 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
75.7 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.15 to 0.35
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8