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EN 1.1131 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4865 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1131 cast steel and EN 1.4865 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.1131 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4865 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
6.8
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
27
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
34.4 to 44.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
36 to 39
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030