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EN 1.0558 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8516 Steel

Both EN 1.0558 cast steel and EN 1.8516 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0558 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8516 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 33
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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
39
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
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
2190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.2 to 0.27
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
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 0.035