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ASTM A217 Cast Steel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A217 cast steel and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A217 cast steel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 210
280 to 500
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21 to 27
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 320
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.28 to 0.29
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 39 to 50
34 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 73 to 75
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 710
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 460
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 270
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410 to 600
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450 to 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4 to 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 2.1
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 28
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 87
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.5 to 13
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
45 to 190
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
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 23
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 20
48 to 64