EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4962 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
22 to 34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
210 to 330 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
630 to 690 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 | |
260 to 490 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
14 |
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 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
140 to 170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 | |
170 to 610 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
21 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
3.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0015 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.070 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.935 to 100 | |
62.1 to 69 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
12.5 to 14.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |