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EN 1.0446 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.6587 Steel

Both EN 1.0446 cast steel and EN 1.6587 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0446 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6587 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
520 to 1420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
58

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030