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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and EN 1.1118 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 46% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.1118 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
14 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
320 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
700 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
460 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
97 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
550 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
0
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
97.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015