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EN 1.4507 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0446 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4507 stainless steel and EN 1.0446 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 1.4507 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0446 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 840
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 590
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 850
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.4 to 65.8
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030