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EN 1.4923 Stainless Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4923 stainless steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4923 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 21
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 540 to 590
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 980
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470 to 780
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 740
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 24
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 150
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 1580
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 35
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 34
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.24
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 83.5 to 87.1
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0