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EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4035 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1118 cast steel and EN 1.4035 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4035 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 400
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 750
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 630
400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 1050
420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.43 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
12.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
82.1 to 86.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.15 to 0.35