SAE-AISI D4 Steel vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel
Both SAE-AISI D4 steel and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 27 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 A732 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.4 to 15 | |
| 4.0 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 920 | |
| 230 to 750 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 72 to 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 760 to 2060 | |
| 460 to 1470 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 1540 | |
| 310 to 1340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1440 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1400 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 to 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 31 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 4.2 | |
| 7.1 to 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.0 | |
| 8.2 to 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 2.0 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.3 | |
| 1.4 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 49 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 47 to 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 160 | |
| 45 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 27 to 75 | |
| 16 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 47 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.3 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 63 | |
| 14 to 43 |