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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4411 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.4411 stainless 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 ASTM A148 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4411 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
920
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
28