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SAE-AISI 1021 Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1021 steel and EN 1.1118 cast steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 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 SAE-AISI 1021 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1118 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
14 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
320 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 530
700 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 450
460 to 630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84 to 110
97 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 530
550 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 19
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 17
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.23
0.2 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.8 to 99.22
97.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.5 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.015