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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
9.6 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
94 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260 to 280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380 to 1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1340 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
41 to 43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12 to 14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.8 to 9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
18 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
25 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
8.0 to 13
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
11 to 12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
4.2 to 8.6