AISI 440A Stainless Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron
Both AISI 440A stainless steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440A stainless steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.0 to 20 | |
| 9.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 790 | |
| 69 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 69 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 1040 | |
| 180 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 1790 | |
| 160 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 420 to 1650 | |
| 98 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 23 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.5 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 120 | |
| 13 to 37 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 65 | |
| 5.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 43 | |
| 8.7 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.2 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 to 65 | |
| 6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.6 to 0.75 | |
| 3.1 to 3.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 78.4 to 83.4 | |
| 92.1 to 93.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 2.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |