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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and EN 1.4646 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.4646 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23
90
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
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
13
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
160

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
460
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 Shock Resistance, points 21
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.020 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
59 to 67.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
10.5 to 12.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.050
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015