ASTM A148 Properties⚙️ (Chem., Mech. & Rankings) rev. 2022

In this post I'll talk about and give details about ASTM A148. First let's describe it and then have a look at its material's properties.

What is ASTM A148?

ASTM A148 is a Specification for Steel Castings, High Strength, for Structural Purposes

Category

Steel Castings

Scope

This specification covers carbon steel, alloy steel, and martensitic stainless steel castings that are to be subjected to higher mechanical stresses than those covered in Specification A 27.

Ok let's start with ASTM A148 chemical composition.

Chemical Composition

Grade 80-50

S max

0.06

P max.

0.05

Learn more about chemical composition.

Now it's the mechanical properties turn:

Yield Strength

Grade 80-50

50 ksi (345 MPa) min

Learn more about what is yield strength.

Tensile Strength

Grade 80-50

50 ksi (550 MPa) min

Learn more about what is tensile strength.

Elongation (min.) 50 mm

0.22.

Learn more about what is elongation.

Reduction of Area (min. %)

0.35.

Learn more about reduction of area.

Impact Requirements

Grade 165-150L

27 J avg and 22 J min each

Learn more about impact testing (charpy v notch).

Other properties:

Density

7800 - 8000 kg/m3 (around 7.9 g/cm3 or 0.285 lb/in3).

Learn more about density.

Elastic Modulus

190 GPa (27557 ksi) - 210GPa (30458 ksi).

Learn more about the Elastic Modulus.

Poisson's Ratio

0.27 – 0.30.

Learn more about the poisson ratio.

Allowable Stress

Depends on the project (And its factor of safety).

Learn more about the what is allowable stress.

My Material's Rank

While engineers will often look for the cheapest material they can use, I took a different approach to material's selection to help newbie students.

I ranked materials according to their yield strengths and ASTM A148 currently ranks 42 in my yield strength index. This means there are other 41 materials that are more resistant.

Note: I've analysed 134 materials in order to create an yield strength index. Check my astm material's comparison post for more details.

Details and PDF

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ASTM Classroom

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References

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Other References

A 27/A 27M Specification for Steel Castings, Carbon, for⁣
General Application2⁣
A 370 Test Methods and Definitions for Mechanical Testing⁣
of Steel Products3⁣
A 781/A 781M Specification for Castings, Steel and Alloy,⁣
Common Requirements for General Industrial Use2⁣
E 29 Practice for Using Significant Digits in Test Data to⁣
Determine Conformance with Specifications4⁣