ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. AISI 303 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and AISI 303 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 A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 303 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 40 to 51 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 230 to 360 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 600 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 230 to 420 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 930 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 17 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
| 2.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 2.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 42 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 140 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
| 140 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 4.4 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 to 15 |