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ASTM A148 Cast Steel vs. S66286 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A148 cast steel and S66286 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 S66286 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.7 to 25
17 to 40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280 to 670
240 to 410
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630 to 1300
620 to 1020
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 1160
280 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
920
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 37 to 47
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 7.5
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3 to 8.6
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 3.3
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.7
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 48 to 53
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 71 to 150
150 to 200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400 to 3570
190 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 46
22 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 34
20 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 9.9 to 13
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 38
13 to 22

Comparable Variants