ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade M steel and EN 1.1165 cast steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A372 grade M 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, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 11 to 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 200 to 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
| 600 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
| 290 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 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 | 46 | |
| 51 |
| 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 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 81 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
| 230 to 1010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 21 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 20 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 19 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0.25 to 0.32 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
| 97.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |