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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4303 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and EN 1.4303 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4303 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
190 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
13 to 49
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
220 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
230 to 560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4 to 11
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
110 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
140 to 800
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
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
20 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
13 to 20

Comparable Variants