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ASTM Grade HD Steel vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both ASTM grade HD steel and austenitic nodular cast iron are 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.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HD steel and the bottom bar is austenitic nodular cast iron.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
180 to 190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
430 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190 to 240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
24 to 140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
98 to 160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
12 to 15