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EN 1.0449 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8874 Steel

Both EN 1.0449 cast steel and EN 1.8874 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0449 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8874 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 100
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15