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SAE-AISI 1040 Steel vs. EN 1.1118 Cast Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1040 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 1040 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, % 13 to 20
14 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 340
320 to 400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570 to 640
700 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 530
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 51
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 7.8
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 79 to 96
97 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270 to 760
550 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 23
25 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 21
22 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 20
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.37 to 0.44
0.2 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.03
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