EN 1.3533 Steel vs. ASTM A27 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.3533 steel and ASTM A27 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 24 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 EN 1.3533 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A27 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 1420 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 7.0 to 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 60 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 50 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 36 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 42 | |
| 15 to 18 |