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ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. N08135 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A732 cast steel and N08135 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is N08135 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 25
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 750
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 1340
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400 to 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440 to 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0 to 3.8
39
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4 to 1.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19 to 24
94
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 54
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 4770
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
13