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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. AISI 403 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and AISI 403 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 403 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
200 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
280 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
9.9

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
99

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
210 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
20 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
84.7 to 88.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030