EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. AWS E70C-B2L
Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and AWS E70C-B2L are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 EN 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is AWS E70C-B2L.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 | |
460 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.7 | |
3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
54 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 | |
550 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
17 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.935 to 100 | |
95.1 to 98 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.65 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0.25 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 | |
0 to 0.5 |