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EN 1.4550 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

EN 1.4550 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 47% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 42
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
10
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 74
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
33 to 37
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0