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S44626 Stainless Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both S44626 stainless steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44626 stainless steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 23
1.0 to 10
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
350 to 720
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
220 to 590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
6.8 to 30
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
130 to 950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 27
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 68.1 to 74.1
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.75
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.2
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0