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ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. EN 1.4805 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A732 cast steel and EN 1.4805 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 28 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 A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4805 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 440
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 25
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 750
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 1340
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440 to 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39 to 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0 to 3.8
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4 to 1.7
4.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19 to 24
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 54
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 130
37
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 4770
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
11