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EN 1.4951 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A732 Cast Steel

Both EN 1.4951 stainless steel and ASTM A732 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 1.4951 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A732 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140 to 440
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 38
4.0 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
230 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72 to 73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
460 to 1470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
310 to 1340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400 to 1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
39 to 50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1 to 7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.2 to 8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.0 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
1.4 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
19 to 24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
47 to 54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
45 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130
260 to 4770
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 37
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 43