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EN 1.4659 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0420 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4659 stainless steel and EN 1.0420 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4659 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 49
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
170
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 94
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 37
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 89
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 370
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0
Chromium (Cr), % 23 to 25
0
Copper (Cu), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 35.7 to 45.7
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 2.0 to 4.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 5.5 to 6.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 21 to 23
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 2.5
0