ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. ASTM B817 Type II
ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while ASTM B817 type II belongs to the titanium alloys. There are 26 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 A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is ASTM B817 type II.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 100 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 27 | |
| 3.0 to 13 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 390 to 530 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 to 0.29 | |
| 0.32 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 to 50 | |
| 4.0 to 13 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 to 75 | |
| 40 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 710 | |
| 900 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 460 | |
| 780 to 900 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 270 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 to 600 | |
| 350 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 to 1460 | |
| 1580 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1530 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 550 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 9.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 7.0 | |
| 37 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 2.1 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 28 | |
| 650 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 to 87 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 26 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 570 | |
| 2890 to 3890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 34 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 25 | |
| 55 to 58 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 23 | |
| 45 to 47 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 62 to 66 |