ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI H22 Steel
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and SAE-AISI H22 steel are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI H22 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 700 to 1920 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1670 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1620 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 28 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 73 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 72 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 61 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 20 to 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 8.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 22 to 60 |