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ASTM A27 Cast Steel vs. S46910 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A27 cast steel and S46910 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A27 cast steel and the bottom bar is S46910 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 27
2.2 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 230
250 to 1020
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 550
680 to 2470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 310
450 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
810
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 45 to 46
140

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96 to 120
48 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 260
510 to 4780
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
24 to 86
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
22 to 51
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
23 to 84

Comparable Variants