ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 390 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 670 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 220 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 12 to 14 |