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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4971 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and EN 1.4971 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 EN 1.4971 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26 to 50
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
70
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
7.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
110
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 25
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
3.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
19