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Grade 20 Cast Iron vs. N10001 Nickel

Grade 20 cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade 20 cast iron and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 69
300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 69
84
Shear Strength, MPa 180
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 160
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 98
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1180
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 13
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 27
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 5.8
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 8.7
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 6.0
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 3.1 to 3.4
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 93.9
4.0 to 6.0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.9
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 2.5 to 2.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.4