MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

EN 1.4525 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4525 stainless steel and ASTM A732 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4525 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 5.6 to 13
4.0 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480 to 540
230 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72 to 73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1250
460 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 840 to 1120
310 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1440 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1400 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 18
39 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1 to 7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2 to 8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
2.0 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
19 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
47 to 54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 68 to 130
45 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1820 to 3230
260 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 45
16 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 33
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.7
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 34 to 41
14 to 43