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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.0420 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and EN 1.0420 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4962 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
1.7
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0