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EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4477 stainless steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.4477 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 23
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 880 to 930
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620 to 730
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180 to 190
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940 to 1290
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 33
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 27
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.6 to 63.6
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.5
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.8 to 7.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.3 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.2