ASTM A216 Cast Steel vs. S17700 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A216 cast steel and S17700 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A216 cast steel and the bottom bar is S17700 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
1.0 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
290 to 560 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
76 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 570 | |
1180 to 1650 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
430 to 1210 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
290 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
890 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1400 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 to 52 | |
15 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 to 7.2 | |
2.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
2.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
13 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
40 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
15 to 210 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 250 | |
460 to 3750 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 20 | |
42 to 59 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
32 to 40 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 to 14 | |
4.1 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
39 to 54 |