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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. AISI 422 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and AISI 422 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 422 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 390
260 to 330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
15 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
410 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 13 to 45
34 to 40
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
910 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
670 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1470
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
24
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
4.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
5.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
100

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
1140 to 1910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
32 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
26 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
6.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
33 to 39

Comparable Variants