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EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1090 Steel

Both EN 1.0420 cast steel and SAE-AISI 1090 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1090 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
790 to 950
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
520 to 610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
82 to 91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
730 to 1000
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
25 to 31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.85 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
98 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050