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EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4841 stainless steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4841 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 32
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
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 23
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 47.1 to 55.5
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.2