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EN 1.4606 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4606 stainless steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 1.4606 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 39
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 420
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 1020
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 280 to 630
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.0
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 87
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190 to 200
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 1010
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 36
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 28
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 35
18 to 38

Comparable Variants