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SAE-AISI 1541 Steel vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1541 steel and EN 1.1165 cast steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 1541 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 420
200 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 790
600 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 680
290 to 620

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 7.1
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78 to 100
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 1250
230 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 28
21 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 24
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 25
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.36 to 0.44
0.25 to 0.32
Iron (Fe), % 97.8 to 98.3
97.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.2 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants