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EN 1.4518 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4518 stainless steel and ASTM A217 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 1.4518 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28 to 0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73 to 75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
540 to 710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250 to 270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410 to 600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
26 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3 to 9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4 to 11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.4 to 7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
1.5 to 2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
20 to 28
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
47 to 87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
2.5 to 13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 100
190 to 570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.9 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 20