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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and SAE-AISI 1086 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 390
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 13 to 45
28 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
26 to 30

Comparable Variants