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EN 1.4361 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0597 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4361 stainless steel and EN 1.0597 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.4361 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0597 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 43
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
23
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.7 to 65.8
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 16
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030