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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4612 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and EN 1.4612 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, 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 1.4612 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
860 to 950
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
1690 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
1570 to 1730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
790
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
16
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
190 to 210
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
60 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
40 to 43
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
58 to 63

Comparable Variants