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N08810 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both N08810 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 46% 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 N08810 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180
Elongation at Break, % 33
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
69
Shear Strength, MPa 340
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
1.9
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.6
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.75
0
Iron (Fe), % 39.5 to 50.7
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 30 to 35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.6
0