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EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0420 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and EN 1.0420 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 45% 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 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 120
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
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 31
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 27
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
0
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.4 to 48.7
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 34 to 36
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030