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S21460 Stainless Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

S21460 stainless steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. They have 42% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 S21460 stainless steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 46
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
330
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 920
1200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 18
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
70
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 320
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 30
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 63.7
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 14 to 16
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 6.0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.35 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0