ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. ASTM B817 Type I
ASTM A148 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type I belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 B817 type I.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 4.0 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 670 | |
| 360 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 13 to 45 | |
| 5.0 to 29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 770 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 700 to 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 340 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1600 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1550 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 560 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 7.1 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.6 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 1.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 2.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 36 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.4 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 38 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 610 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 30 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 2310 to 3540 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 48 to 60 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 42 to 49 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 2.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 54 to 68 |