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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 52% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030