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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.0591 cast steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
240
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
99.935 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0