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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ASTM A216 cast steel are iron alloys. 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 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
170 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
49 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.1 to 7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
140 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
13 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16 to 18