EN 1.6570 Steel vs. EN 1.1165 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.6570 steel and EN 1.1165 cast 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6570 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
11 to 20 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 500 to 660 | |
200 to 380 |
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 40 to 48 | |
31 to 40 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1130 | |
600 to 780 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1060 | |
290 to 620 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
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 | 40 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 140 | |
81 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1520 to 3010 | |
230 to 1010 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 40 | |
21 to 28 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
20 to 24 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 33 | |
19 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.28 to 0.35 | |
0.25 to 0.32 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.4 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 94 to 96.2 | |
97.2 to 98.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
1.2 to 1.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.6 to 2.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.030 |