EN 1.5510 Steel vs. ASTM A27 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.5510 steel and ASTM A27 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A27 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 170 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 62 to 72 | |
| 34 to 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1600 | |
| 460 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 to 520 | |
| 230 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 to 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 46 to 260 | |
| 96 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 to 710 | |
| 140 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 57 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 39 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 47 | |
| 15 to 18 |