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EN 1.4886 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4886 stainless steel and EN 1.0591 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 44% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 1.4886 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
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 220
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 20
0
Iron (Fe), % 38.7 to 49
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030