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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
340
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
15
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
7.0 to 9.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030