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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.7380 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
200 to 230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
31 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
540 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
290 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
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
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
59

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
87 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
230 to 280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010