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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4150 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.4150 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 EN 1.0558 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4150 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.45 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
15 to 16.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
79 to 82.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
1.3 to 1.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4