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EN 1.4436 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4436 stainless steel and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4436 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 42
9.6 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
94 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
260 to 280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1380 to 1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41 to 43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12 to 14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8 to 9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
18 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
25 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
8.0 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
4.2 to 8.6