EN 1.1221 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.1221 steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 to 250 | |
190 to 390 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 21 | |
5.7 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
280 to 670 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 870 | |
630 to 1300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 550 | |
390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 to 430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
37 to 47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.3 to 7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
2.3 to 3.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 67 to 130 | |
71 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 800 | |
400 to 3570 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 31 | |
22 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 26 | |
21 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
9.9 to 13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 28 | |
18 to 38 |