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S66286 Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both S66286 stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 55% 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 S66286 stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 40
9.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 410
69 to 170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
69
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 630
180 to 610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1020
160 to 450
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 670
98 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
44

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150 to 200
13 to 37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 1150
27 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 36
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 22
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.35
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 13.5 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.1 to 59.5
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 24 to 27
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Titanium (Ti), % 1.9 to 2.4
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.5
0