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EN 1.4826 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4826 stainless steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.4826 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.5
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 21 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 68.7
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.2