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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 20 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 A732 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72 to 73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
460 to 1470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1440 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470 to 480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
2.0 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.4 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
19 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47 to 54

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
16 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
17 to 37
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
14 to 43