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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4404 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
18 to 38

Comparable Variants