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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Grey Cast Iron

Both S38815 stainless steel and automotive grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.6 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
69 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
140 to 290
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
94 to 200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260 to 280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1380 to 1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1340 to 1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
12 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.9 to 3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.5 to 7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
21 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
44 to 51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
18 to 25
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
25 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
5.2 to 11
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
8.0 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
4.2 to 8.6