ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. There are 28 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 1.5682 steel.

ASTM A148 Cast Steel EN 1.5682 (X10Ni9) Nickel Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		190 to 390
Brinell Hardness		230

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		5.7 to 25
Elongation at Break, %		21

Fatigue Strength, MPa		280 to 670
Fatigue Strength, MPa		400

Poisson's Ratio		0.29
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		73
Shear Modulus, GPa		72

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		770

Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		390 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa		570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		260

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		400 to 430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		430

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1450

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS		8.7

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		8.3 to 8.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS		9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		2.3 to 3.3
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5

Density, g/cm³		7.8
Density, g/cm³		7.9

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		20 to 22
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		48 to 53
Embodied Water, L/kg		63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		71 to 150
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m³		150

Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		400 to 3570
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m³		870

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		27

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		21 to 34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		18 to 38
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		23