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EN 1.0454 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.0590 Steel

Both EN 1.0454 cast steel and EN 1.0590 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 1.0454 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0590 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 33
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
480
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.24
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
96.4 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.15