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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73 to 75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
540 to 710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
410 to 600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.4 to 7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.5 to 2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
20 to 28
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47 to 87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.5 to 13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
19 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
19 to 23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
16 to 20