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EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. S38815 Stainless Steel

Both EN 1.1165 cast steel and S38815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is S38815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 380
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 620
290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
370
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 1010
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 0
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.6
56.1 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
13 to 17
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
5.5 to 6.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020