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EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4962 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 210
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 34
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 330
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
69
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 440
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 690
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 490
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 170
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170 to 610
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 24
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 21
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.15
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.1 to 69
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 12.5 to 14.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Tungsten (W), % 2.5 to 3.0
0