ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
Both ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 to 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 880 | |
| 460 to 1470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1440 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1400 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 to 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 17 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 6.0 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 3.7 | |
| 7.1 to 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 4.0 | |
| 8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 49 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.3 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.2 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 47 to 54 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 29 | |
| 16 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 24 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.5 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 32 to 55 | |
| 14 to 43 |