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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. EN AC-46400 Aluminum

ASTM A217 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-46400 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN AC-46400 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
77 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
72
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
1.1 to 1.7
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
75 to 85
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
27
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
170 to 310
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
110 to 270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
170
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
890
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26 to 50
130
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
22

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3 to 9.2
33
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4 to 11
110

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
2.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
7.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
1070

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
1.7 to 4.9
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 570
82 to 500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
52
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 25
18 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
26 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9 to 14
55
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
7.8 to 14