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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
400
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.13
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050