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EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4449 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1118 cast steel and EN 1.4449 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4449 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 21
48
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 400
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 750
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 630
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 130
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 1050
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 18.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
62.4 to 69.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.3 to 2.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11.5 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.080
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015