ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4477 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.4477 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4477 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 390 | |
270 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
210 |
Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
22 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 670 | |
420 to 490 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
81 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
880 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
620 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1430 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
52 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
190 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
180 to 190 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
940 to 1290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
31 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
26 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
3.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
23 to 25 |