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EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.5637 Steel

Both EN 1.1118 cast steel and EN 1.5637 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 1.1118 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5637 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 21
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 400
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 750
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 630
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 1050
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0 to 0.15
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
94.9 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.3 to 3.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050