EN 1.7034 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Both EN 1.7034 steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7034 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 250 | |
| 190 to 390 |
| 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 | 510 to 1780 | |
| 630 to 1300 |
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 | 45 | |
| 37 to 47 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 to 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 2.3 to 3.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 63 | |
| 22 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
| 21 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 9.9 to 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 52 | |
| 18 to 38 |