ASTM A514 Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel
Both ASTM A514 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 A514 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 240 to 250 | |
190 to 390 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
5.7 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
280 to 670 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
630 to 1300 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
390 to 1160 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
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 | 37 to 51 | |
37 to 47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
7.3 to 7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
8.3 to 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
2.3 to 3.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
1.5 to 1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
48 to 53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
71 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
400 to 3570 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
22 to 46 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
21 to 34 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
9.9 to 13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
18 to 38 |