ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is S45000 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 6.8 to 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 330 to 650 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 | |
| 22 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 980 to 1410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 580 to 1310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 840 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
| 2.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 2.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 13 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 39 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 94 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
| 850 to 4400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 35 to 50 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 28 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 4.5 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 33 to 47 |