EN 1.5662 Steel vs. ASTM A27 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.5662 steel and ASTM A27 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A27 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 56 to 57 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
| 460 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 7.0 to 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 96 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
| 140 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 15 to 18 |