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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and ASTM A148 cast 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
18 to 38