SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI D4 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 26 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 2.4 to 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 15 | |
| 2.5 to 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 6.9 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 16 to 20 |