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EN 1.1165 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.1165 cast steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.1165 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 380
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31 to 40
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 780
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 620
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
60

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 81 to 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 1010
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 28
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 24
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 25
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.6
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.8
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035