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EN 1.4740 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4740 stainless steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4740 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
21 to 27
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73 to 75

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250 to 270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 900
410 to 600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
26 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3 to 9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.4 to 11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.4 to 7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5 to 2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
20 to 28
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
47 to 87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.5 to 13
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.8
6.9 to 14