ASTM A203 Steel vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 A203 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
140 to 440 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
4.0 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
230 to 750 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 to 73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
460 to 1470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
310 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 to 260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
400 to 430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1440 to 1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1400 to 1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 to 480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
39 to 50 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
7.1 to 7.7 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
2.0 to 3.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
1.4 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
19 to 24 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
47 to 54 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
45 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
260 to 4770 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
16 to 52 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
17 to 37 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
10 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
14 to 43 |