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EN 1.5508 Steel vs. EN 1.4869 Casting Alloy

EN 1.5508 steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN 1.4869 casting alloy belongs to the nickel 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 1.5508 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4869 casting alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 20
5.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420 to 1460
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 490
310

Thermal Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
7.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
300

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
26
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 640
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 52
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 36
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
2.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 43
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.45 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 26
Cobalt (Co), % 0
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.199
11.4 to 23.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
4.0 to 6.0