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EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4150 stainless steel and EN 1.1118 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4150 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
14 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
320 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
700 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
460 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
97 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
550 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 16.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 79 to 82.8
97.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
1.5 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.4
0