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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
19
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11 to 26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
62 to 72
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
10 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030