ASTM A148 Grade 150-135 or 1035-930 (D51350) Cast Steel
ASTM A148 grade 150-135 is a type of ASTM A148 cast steel. Cited properties are appropriate for the quenched and tempered condition. ASTM A148 Grade 150-135 is the ASTM designation for this material. D51350 is the UNS number.
The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare ASTM A148 grade 150-135 to: cast alloy steels (top), all iron alloys (middle), and the entire database (bottom). A full bar means this is the highest value in the relevant set. A half-full bar means it's 50% of the highest, and so on.
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness
350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
8.0 %
Fatigue Strength
620 MPa 90 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
20 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
1180 MPa 170 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
1040 MPa 150 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
420 °C 780 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2580 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
39 W/m-K 22 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.5 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
2.7 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.8 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
50 L/kg 6.0 gal/lb
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
90 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
2890 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
42 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
32 points
Thermal Diffusivity
10 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
35 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 96.1 to 98.2 | |
| Mn | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| Cr | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| Ni | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| C | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.6 | |
| Mo | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| S | 0 to 0.060 | |
| P | 0 to 0.050 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM A148: Standard Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes
Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993
Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005
Ferrous Materials: Steel and Cast Iron, Hans Berns and Werner Theisen, 2008
Steels: Processing, Structure, and Performance, 2nd ed., George Krauss, 2015