ASTM A27 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI 9310 Steel
Both ASTM A27 cast steel and SAE-AISI 9310 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A27 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9310 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 to 27 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 230 | |
| 300 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
| 820 to 910 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 310 | |
| 450 to 570 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 to 7.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 4.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 96 to 120 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 260 | |
| 540 to 860 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 25 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 24 to 27 |