EN 1.3566 Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.3566 steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3566 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 220 | |
| 160 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1380 | |
| 540 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 410 to 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 26 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 to 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 49 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 35 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 6.9 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 40 | |
| 16 to 20 |