MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. SAE-AISI M44 Steel

Both ASTM A732 cast steel and SAE-AISI M44 steel are iron alloys. There are 21 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 A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M44 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
870 to 2290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440 to 1460
1590
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
1540
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
440
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39 to 50
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0 to 3.8
43
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4 to 1.7
9.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19 to 24
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 54
170

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
28 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
24 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
27 to 70