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AISI 204 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A27 Cast Steel

Both AISI 204 stainless steel and ASTM A27 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 AISI 204 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A27 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
25 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 720
170 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 1100
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 1080
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 850
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
7.0 to 7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
45 to 46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240 to 250
96 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 360 to 2940
140 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 40
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 31
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 24
15 to 18