EN 1.0033 Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.0033 steel and EN 1.0591 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0033 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 32 | |
19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 140 | |
240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 330 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 200 | |
360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 83 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 63 to 100 | |
340 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 12 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 14 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 10 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.11 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 100 | |
99.935 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.7 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.030 |