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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. Ductile Cast Iron

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and ductile cast iron are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ductile cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
170 to 180
Elongation at Break, % 22
2.1 to 20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28 to 0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
64 to 70
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420 to 800
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
460 to 920
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
310 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
290
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1160
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1120
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
31 to 36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.8 to 9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.1 to 7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
43

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
17 to 80
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
280 to 1330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
12 to 14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24 to 26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
17 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
8.9 to 10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
17 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
93.7 to 95.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.080
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0