ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. There are 28 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 A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 9.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 69 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
| 160 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 98 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 13 to 37 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
| 27 to 240 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 5.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 8.7 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 6.0 to 17 |