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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 390
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
24