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EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.6957 Steel

Both EN 1.1165 cast steel and EN 1.6957 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.6957 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 380
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31 to 40
71
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 780
930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 620
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
450
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 1010
1630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.22 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.6
92.7 to 94.7
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.4 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0070
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15