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EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1165 cast steel and EN 1.4859 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 380
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 780
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 620
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
36
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
88
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 1010
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
19 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.6
40.3 to 49
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
31 to 33
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.5 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030