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ASTM A27 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4762 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A27 cast steel and EN 1.4762 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 A27 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4762 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 27
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 230
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0 to 7.1
1.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 45 to 46
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 120
67
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 260
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
22