ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI M47 Steel
Both ASTM A732 cast steel and SAE-AISI M47 steel are iron alloys. There are 21 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 A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M47 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 to 73 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 1470 | |
| 810 to 2310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 to 1460 | |
| 1540 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 to 1420 | |
| 1500 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 480 | |
| 450 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 50 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 to 3.8 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.1 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
| 7.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 to 24 | |
| 100 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 54 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 52 | |
| 28 to 79 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 24 to 48 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 6.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 27 to 77 |