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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4855 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and EN 1.4855 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4855 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
120
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
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26 to 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
5.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
85
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
160
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
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
11