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EN 1.4113 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4113 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4113 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 20
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
69
Shear Strength, MPa 340
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.5 to 83.1
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15