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S39277 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both S39277 stainless steel and ASTM A148 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S39277 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
190 to 390
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
13 to 45
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 240
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1070
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
18 to 38