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EN 1.3519 Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3519 steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3519 steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
160 to 300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
69
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
160 to 450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1180
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
44

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
5.8 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
8.7 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
6.0 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
3.1 to 3.4
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 96.8
92.1 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.9
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
2.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15