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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and EN 1.1118 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.4951 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, % 38
14 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
320 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
700 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
460 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
97 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
550 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 57
97.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 1.8
Nickel (Ni), % 19 to 22
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015