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EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.5521 Steel

Both EN 1.1165 cast steel and EN 1.5521 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 380
210 to 310
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 780
430 to 1390
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 620
300 to 490

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
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
44 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 1010
250 to 630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
15 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
16 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
13 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.16 to 0.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.6
98 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants