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EN 1.4589 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0558 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4589 stainless steel and EN 1.0558 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4589 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0558 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 15.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 78.2 to 85
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.3 to 0.5
0