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EN 1.0455 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1025 Steel

Both EN 1.0455 cast steel and SAE-AISI 1025 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.0455 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1025 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
17 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
450 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
80 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
170 to 470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0.22 to 0.28
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 100
99.03 to 99.48
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.050