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2024 Aluminum vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

2024 aluminum belongs to the aluminum alloys classification, while austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is 2024 aluminum and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 71
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 4.0 to 16
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.33
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 27
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 200 to 540
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 100 to 490
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 390
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 640
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 500
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 880
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 23
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 11
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 3.0
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.3
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 150
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 1140
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 20 to 68
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 70 to 1680
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 46
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 50
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25 to 49
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 8.6 to 24
12 to 15