ASTM A225 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Both ASTM A225 steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron 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.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 250 | |
190 to 390 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 23 | |
5.7 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 390 | |
280 to 670 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 830 | |
630 to 1300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 to 430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
37 to 47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.3 to 7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
2.3 to 3.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 to 25 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 170 | |
71 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 820 | |
400 to 3570 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 29 | |
22 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 25 | |
21 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
9.9 to 13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 24 | |
18 to 38 |