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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. Austenitic Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and austenitic grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 austenitic grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
69 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
150 to 230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1290 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14 to 24
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7 to 8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.1 to 4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
43 to 65
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
93 to 120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
2.0 to 5.0
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
5.3 to 8.2
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
7.9 to 11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
4.5 to 6.5