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EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4982 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1118 cast steel and EN 1.4982 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4982 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 21
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 400
420
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 750
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 630
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 130
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 1050
830
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
17

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0030 to 0.0090
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.070 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
61.8 to 69.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 1.8
5.5 to 7.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
9.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.4