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EN 1.4547 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4547 stainless steel and EN 1.0591 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4547 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 39
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
240
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 90
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 28
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 75
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 51 to 56.3
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030