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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
270
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
18