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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.4525 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.4525 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
5.6 to 13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
480 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
1030 to 1250
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
840 to 1120

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
860
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
18
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
2.6

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
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
68 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
1820 to 3230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
36 to 45
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
29 to 33
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
4.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
34 to 41

Comparable Variants