EN 1.6554 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.6554 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 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 230 to 280 | |
190 to 390 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 21 | |
5.7 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 520 | |
280 to 670 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 780 to 930 | |
630 to 1300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 790 | |
390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 to 430 |
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 | 40 | |
37 to 47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
7.3 to 7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.7 | |
8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
2.3 to 3.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
71 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1650 | |
400 to 3570 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 33 | |
22 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
21 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
9.9 to 13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
18 to 38 |