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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
440
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23
13
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3