S39274 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Both S39274 stainless steel and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 | |
| 160 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 to 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 39 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 73 to 75 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
| 540 to 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
| 270 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 250 to 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 410 to 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1450 to 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 26 to 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 7.3 to 9.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 8.4 to 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 2.4 to 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 1.5 to 2.1 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 60 | |
| 20 to 28 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 43 | |
| 2.5 to 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 | |
| 190 to 570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 to 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 19 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 19 to 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 6.9 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 16 to 20 |