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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. AISI 316 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and AISI 316 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 390
160 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
8.0 to 55
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
210 to 430
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 13 to 45
80
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
520 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
230 to 850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
590
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
85 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
130 to 1820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
18 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
11 to 26

Comparable Variants