Quenched and Tempered (+QT2) 1.1165 Cast Steel
EN 1.1165 +QT2 steel is EN 1.1165 cast steel in the quenched and tempered condition. It has the highest strength and lowest ductility compared to the other variants of EN 1.1165 cast steel. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare EN 1.1165 +QT2 steel to: cast carbon steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
11 %
Fatigue Strength
380 MPa 55 x 103 psi
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
35 J 26 ft-lb
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
780 MPa 110 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
620 MPa 89 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
400 °C 750 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2650 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2580 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
51 W/m-K 30 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
12 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.8 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.9 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
1.9 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.4 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
19 MJ/kg 8.1 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
47 L/kg 5.7 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
81 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1010 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
28 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
24 points
Thermal Diffusivity
14 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
25 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 97.2 to 98.6 | |
| Mn | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.6 | |
| C | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| P | 0 to 0.035 | |
| S | 0 to 0.030 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Further Reading
EN 10293: Steel castings - Steel castings for general engineering uses
Carbon Steel Handbook, D. Gandy, 2007
ASM Specialty Handbook: Carbon and Alloy Steels, J. R. Davis (editor), 1996
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015