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Grey Cast Iron vs. EN 1.4568 Stainless Steel

Both grey cast iron and EN 1.4568 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 75% 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 grey cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.4568 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
2.3 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69 to 170
220 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
76
Shear Strength, MPa 180 to 610
520 to 930
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160 to 450
830 to 1620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98 to 290
330 to 1490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
13
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13 to 37
36 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27 to 240
290 to 5710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8 to 17
30 to 58
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7 to 17
25 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0 to 17
23 to 46

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.090
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
70.9 to 76.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
6.5 to 7.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.015