ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.7383 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 390 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.7 to 25 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 670 | |
| 210 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
| 560 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 1160 | |
| 300 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 71 to 150 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 to 3570 | |
| 240 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
| 16 to 18 |