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SAE-AISI 8740 Steel vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel

Both SAE-AISI 8740 steel and EN 1.1165 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 8740 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 23
11 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 350
200 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 670
600 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 570
290 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 120
81 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390 to 850
230 to 1010
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
21 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 22
20 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17 to 20
19 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.43
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
97.2 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
1.2 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants