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ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. AWS BAu-2

ASTM A732 cast steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BAu-2 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (16, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is AWS BAu-2.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
100
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.4
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
36
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
92
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440 to 1460
890
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
890
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
180
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
17

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
3.3
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
9.1
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
2.4
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
7.1