ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. Type 4 Magnetic Alloy
ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while Type 4 magnetic alloy belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is Type 4 magnetic alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 2.0 to 40 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 220 to 400 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.31 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 620 to 1100 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 270 to 1040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 to 600 | |
| 900 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 440 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 to 9.2 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 to 11 | |
| 3.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 60 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 10 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 140 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 22 to 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 190 to 2840 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 19 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 18 to 27 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 21 to 37 |