ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. K93500 Alloy
Both ASTM A217 cast steel and K93500 alloy are iron alloys. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is K93500 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 490 to 810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1380 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 30 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 4.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 130 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 17 to 27 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 17 to 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 15 to 25 |