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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. AISI 316L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and AISI 316L stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is AISI 316L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
170 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
9.0 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
170 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
530 to 1160
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
190 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26 to 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 9.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4 to 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
77 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
93 to 1880
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 25
19 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
18 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
12 to 25