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EN 1.4371 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4371 stainless steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 EN 1.4371 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 230
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45 to 51
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 340
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 750
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320 to 340
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270 to 310
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 300
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
18 to 38

Comparable Variants