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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron

Both EN 1.3558 steel and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
130 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
350 to 720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
14

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
1.9
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
13 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
9.9 to 21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
2.2 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
93.6 to 96.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.15
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0.020 to 0.2
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0