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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
21 to 34
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18 to 38