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EN 1.4587 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4587 stainless 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 (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4587 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.8
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.0
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 8.1
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.3
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 230
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
18 to 38