EN 1.8151 Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron
Both EN 1.8151 steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 540 | |
| 160 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 to 1940 | |
| 160 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 70 | |
| 5.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
| 8.7 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 58 | |
| 6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 3.1 to 3.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.9 to 97.2 | |
| 92.1 to 93.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 2.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |