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Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4537 Stainless Steel

Both grey cast iron and EN 1.4537 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4537 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 300
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
210
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
42
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
80
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
34
Density, g/cm3 7.5
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
6.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
240
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
36.3 to 46.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.7 to 5.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
24 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.17 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.010