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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and EN 1.4477 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.4477 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 18
22 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
420 to 490
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23
110
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
880 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
620 to 730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
940 to 1290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
31 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015