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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. S33228 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and S33228 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is S33228 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 390
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 13 to 45
39
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
37
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
13