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EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel alloys classification, while SAE-AISI 1040 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 330
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1200
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 10
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 70
1.8
Density, g/cm3 8.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 7.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 110
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 300
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 26
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 2.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.55
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
0
Cobalt (Co), % 14 to 16
0
Iron (Fe), % 11.4 to 23.6
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050
Tungsten (W), % 4.0 to 6.0
0