EN 1.6579 (G35CrNiMo6-6) Cast Steel
Other Steels
normalized
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength850MPa
Yield Strength600MPa
Brinell Hardness260HB
Maximum Service Temperature440°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.32 to 0.38%
CR
1.4 to 1.7%
NI
1.4 to 1.7%
MO
0.15 to 0.35%
MN
0.6 to 1.0%
SI
0 to 0.6%
P
0 to 0.025%
S
0 to 0.030%
FE
94.2 to 96.1%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
14 %
Fatigue Strength
380 MPa
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy
35 J
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
850 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
600 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
260
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
440 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1410 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
39 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
11 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
25 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.7 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.8 % IACS
Calculated
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
100 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
950 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
30 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
25 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
3.7 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.7 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.6 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
56 L/kg
Embodied Water
56 L/kg 6.7 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
1.65791.6579EN 1.6579 (G35CrNiMo6-6) Cast SteelG35CrNiMo6-6G35CrNiMo6-6
Standards
EN 10293 EN 10293: 2005 Steel castings for general engineering uses
EN 10293 EN 10293: Steel castings - Steel castings for general engineering uses
EN 10293 EN 10293: Steel castings - Steel castings for general engineering uses Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005