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EN 1.4515 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4515 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4515 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 25
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.8 to 1.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 66.6
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.12 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.15