EN 1.0420 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI H26 Steel

Both EN 1.0420 cast steel and SAE-AISI H26 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0420 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H26 steel.

EN 1.0420 (GE200) Cast Non-Alloy Steel SAE-AISI H26 (T20826) Tungsten Hot-Work Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		210

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		80

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		460
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		720 to 2100

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		240

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1810

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1760

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		410

Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		53
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K		22

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		1.7
Base Metal Price, % relative		45

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		9.3

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		8.1

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		18
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		120

Embodied Water, L/kg		45
Embodied Water, L/kg		90

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		12

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		21

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 63

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		19 to 39

Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		14
Thermal Diffusivity, mm²/s		5.6

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0
Carbon (C), %		0.45 to 0.55

Chromium (Cr), %		0
Chromium (Cr), %		3.8 to 4.5

Copper (Cu), %		0
Copper (Cu), %		0 to 0.25

Iron (Fe), %		99.935 to 100
Iron (Fe), %		73.3 to 77.5

Manganese (Mn), %		0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.15 to 0.4

Nickel (Ni), %		0
Nickel (Ni), %		0 to 0.3

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.035
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.030

Silicon (Si), %		0
Silicon (Si), %		0.15 to 0.4

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.030

Tungsten (W), %		0
Tungsten (W), %		17.3 to 19

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0.75 to 1.3