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EN 1.0591 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 52100 Steel

Both EN 1.0591 cast steel and SAE-AISI 52100 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 52100 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
10 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
250 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
590 to 2010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
360 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
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 Conductivity, W/m-K 53
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.5

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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
54 to 310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
350 to 840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
19 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
96.5 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.015