ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. ASTM Grade LC2-1 Steel
Both ASTM A217 cast steel and ASTM grade LC2-1 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade LC2-1 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 210 | |
| 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 430 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 50 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 to 600 | |
| 450 |
| 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 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 9.2 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 to 11 | |
| 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 1.9 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 60 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.5 to 13 | |
| 3.1 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 1040 |
| 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 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 to 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 24 |