ASTM A148 Grade 115-95 or 795-655 (D50950) Cast Steel
Alloy Steels
Property Overview
Density7.8g/cm³
Elastic Modulus190GPa
Tensile Strength910MPa
Yield Strength730MPa
Brinell Hardness270HB
Maximum Service Temperature420°C
Chemical Composition
C
0.2 to 0.3%
CR
0.4 to 0.8%
NI
0.4 to 0.8%
MO
0.15 to 0.3%
MN
0.6 to 0.9%
SI
0 to 0.6%
P
0 to 0.050%
S
0 to 0.060%
FE
96.2 to 98.3%
Mechanical
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus
190 GPa
Elongation at Break
16 %
Fatigue Strength
480 MPa
Poisson's Ratio
0.29
Reduction in Area
34 %
Shear Modulus
73 GPa
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS)
910 MPa
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof)
730 MPa
Hardness
Brinell Hardness
270
Physical
Density
7.8 g/cm 3
Thermal
Latent Heat of Fusion
250 J/g
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical
420 °C
Melting Completion (Liquidus)
1460 °C
Melting Onset (Solidus)
1420 °C
Specific Heat Capacity
470 J/kg-K
Thermal Conductivity
39 W/m-K
Thermal Diffusivity
10 mm 2 /s
Thermal Expansion
13 µm/m-K
Thermal Shock Resistance
27 points
Electrical
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume
7.4 % IACS
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific)
8.5 % IACS
Calculated
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work)
140 MJ/m 3
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience)
1430 kJ/m 3
Stiffness to Weight: Axial
13 points
Stiffness to Weight: Bending
24 points
Strength to Weight: Axial
32 points
Strength to Weight: Bending
27 points
Environmental
Base Metal Price
2.7 % relative
Embodied Carbon
1.5 kg CO 2 /kg material
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg
Embodied Energy
20 MJ/kg 8.8 x 10 3 BTU/lb
Embodied Water
50 L/kg
Embodied Water
50 L/kg 6.0 gal/lb
Registered Designations & Aliases
ASTM A148 Grade 115-95 or 795-655 (D50950) Cast SteelD50950
Standards
ASTM A148 ASTM A148: Standard Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes
ASTM A148 ASTM A148: Standard Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes Properties and Selection: Irons, Steels and High Performance Alloys, ASM Handbook vol. 1, ASM International, 1993 Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels, Henry D. Hibbard, 2005