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EN 1.4421 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0449 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4421 stainless steel and EN 1.0449 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4421 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0449 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30 to 67
40
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 1100
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 950
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960 to 2270
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 39
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 39
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 74.4 to 80.5
98 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025