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EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both EN 1.4418 stainless steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 20
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 530 to 620
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1000
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 540 to 790
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 170
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 730 to 1590
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 36
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 28
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31 to 36
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.2 to 80.2
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 6.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0