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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. S35500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and S35500 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 S35500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
690 to 730
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
1330 to 1490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
1200 to 1280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
180 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
3610 to 4100
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
47 to 53
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
34 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
44 to 49

Comparable Variants