ASTM A217 Grade WC4 Cast Ni-Cr-Mo Steel
ASTM A217 grade WC4 is a type of ASTM A217 cast steel. Cited properties are appropriate for the normalized and tempered condition. The graph bars on the material properties cards below compare ASTM A217 grade WC4 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
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa 27 x 106 psi
Elongation at Break
23 %
Fatigue Strength
220 MPa 32 x 103 psi
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
39 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa 11 x 106 psi
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
570 MPa 83 x 103 psi
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
310 MPa 45 x 103 psi
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
420 °C 790 °F
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C 2660 °F
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C 2590 °F
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K 0.11 BTU/lb-°F
Thermal Conductivity
37 W/m-K 21 BTU/h-ft-°F
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.5 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.6 % IACS
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price
3.2 % relative
Density
7.8 g/cm3 490 lb/ft3
Embodied Carbon
1.6 kg CO2/kg material
Embodied Energy
22 MJ/kg 9.3 x 103 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
52 L/kg 6.2 gal/lb
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance)
2.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
110 MJ/m3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
250 kJ/m3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
20 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
20 points
Thermal Diffusivity
10 mm2/s
Thermal Shock Resistance
17 points
Alloy Composition
| Fe | 95.2 to 97.8 | |
| Ni | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| Mn | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| Cr | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| Mo | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| Si | 0 to 0.6 | |
| C | 0.050 to 0.2 | |
| S | 0 to 0.045 | |
| P | 0 to 0.040 | |
| res. | 0 to 0.6 |
All values are % weight. Ranges represent what is permitted under applicable standards.
Followup Questions
Similar Alloys
Further Reading
ASTM A217: Standard Specification for Steel Castings, Martensitic Stainless and Alloy, for Pressure-Containing Parts, Suitable for High-Temperature Service
Pressure Vessels: External Pressure Technology, 2nd ed., Carl T. F. Ross, 2011
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