ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI M34 Steel
Both ASTM A217 cast steel and SAE-AISI M34 steel are iron alloys. There are 22 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 A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M34 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
800 to 2170 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
1540 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
1500 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
450 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 to 50 | |
24 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
32 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
8.2 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
9.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
140 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.5 to 13 | |
35 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
27 to 74 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
23 to 46 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 to 14 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
25 to 67 |