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EN 1.5408 Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both EN 1.5408 steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5408 steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
170 to 180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
64 to 70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1620
460 to 920

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
43

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 48
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.32
3.0 to 3.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 98.8
93.7 to 95.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0

Comparable Variants