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S42030 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A148 Cast Steel

Both S42030 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 (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S42030 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A148 cast steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
5.7 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
280 to 670
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
630 to 1300
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
390 to 1160

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 780
400 to 430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
37 to 47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.7
7.3 to 7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.1
8.3 to 8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
2.3 to 3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.5 to 1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 34
20 to 22
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
48 to 53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
71 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 440
400 to 3570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.7
9.9 to 13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
18 to 38