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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. Nickel 718

EN 1.0591 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while nickel 718 belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 nickel 718.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
12 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
460 to 760
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
930 to 1530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
510 to 1330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1340
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1260
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
1.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
1.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
75
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
190
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
250

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
140 to 390
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
660 to 4560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
31 to 51
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
25 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
27 to 44

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.2 to 0.8
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 0
17 to 21
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
11.1 to 24.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
50 to 55
Niobium (Nb), % 0
4.8 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.65 to 1.2