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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4376 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and EN 1.4376 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4376 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.8

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
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 20.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
65.5 to 76
Manganese (Mn), % 0
5.0 to 8.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.0 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015