ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4378 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and EN 1.4378 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4378 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
14 to 34 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
340 to 550 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
760 to 1130 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
430 to 970 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
1390 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
12 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
39 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
150 to 220 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
470 to 2370 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
28 to 41 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
24 to 31 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
16 to 23 |