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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 76% 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 19
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
840
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
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.0 to 7.0
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 0.030