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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and EN 1.4587 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 37% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0446 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
36
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
230

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 26
Copper (Cu), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
32.7 to 41.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025