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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8834 Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and EN 1.8834 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 1.0591 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8834 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
260
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.4
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
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
95.6 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12