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EN 1.4905 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4905 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 (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4905 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, % 19
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 660
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1440
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.7
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.2
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 680
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.0
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25
18 to 38