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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4415 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.4415 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4415 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
17 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
470 to 510
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
830 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
730 to 840

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
9.9

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
150 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
1350 to 1790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
29 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
25 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
30 to 34

Comparable Variants