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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. S31100 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and S31100 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 S31100 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
16
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
40
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
1240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 0
25 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
63.6 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.0 to 7.0
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 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.25