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EN 1.1118 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1043 Steel

Both EN 1.1118 cast steel and SAE-AISI 1043 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 SAE-AISI 1043 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 21
13 to 18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 400
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 750
650 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 630
350 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97 to 130
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550 to 1050
320 to 980
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 27
23 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 23
21 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 24
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.4 to 0.47
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
98.4 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.050