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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A27 Cast Steel

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A27 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A27 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
25 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
170 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
460 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
400
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
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
45 to 46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
96 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
140 to 260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
15 to 18