Grade 20 Cast Iron vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel
Both grade 20 cast iron and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 | |
| 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.6 | |
| 5.1 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 69 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 160 | |
| 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 98 | |
| 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 320 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1370 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1180 | |
| 1330 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 490 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 34 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.5 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 5.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 82 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 44 | |
| 220 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 13 | |
| 21 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 27 | |
| 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.8 | |
| 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 8.7 | |
| 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 6.0 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 3.1 to 3.4 | |
| 0.35 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 24 to 28 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.1 to 93.9 | |
| 29.2 to 42.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 2.5 to 2.8 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |