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ASTM A732 Cast Steel vs. N08367 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A732 cast steel and N08367 stainless steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A732 cast steel and the bottom bar is N08367 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 440
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
210
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 25
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 750
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 72 to 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1470
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 1340
350

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
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400 to 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39 to 50
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1 to 7.7
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2 to 8.9
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0 to 3.8
33
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4 to 1.7
6.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19 to 24
84
Embodied Water, L/kg 47 to 54
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 130
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 4770
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 52
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10 to 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 43
17