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EN 1.3543 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3543 stainless steel and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3543 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
140 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260 to 280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380 to 1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
41 to 43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12 to 14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
8.8 to 9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
8.0 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.1
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
4.2 to 8.6