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EN 1.0597 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.0597 cast steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.0597 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
600
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 23
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.935 to 100
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.65 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35