ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both ASTM A217 cast steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 210 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 to 600 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 to 50 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 9.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 to 11 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 1280 to 1590 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 to 14 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 23 to 24 |