ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel
Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.8153 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 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 1.8153 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 390 | |
200 to 570 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 to 1300 | |
670 to 2040 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
270 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 430 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 47 | |
45 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 7.5 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.6 | |
8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.3 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.7 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
25 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 53 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 46 | |
24 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 34 | |
22 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.9 to 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 38 | |
20 to 62 |