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EN 1.4318 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0454 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4318 stainless steel and EN 1.0454 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 74% 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 1.4318 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0454 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 44
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 85
33
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 280
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 70.2 to 77.4
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030