ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. Grey Cast Iron
Both ASTM grade HN steel and grey cast iron are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is grey cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 160 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 9.6 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 69 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 160 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 280 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1380 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1180 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 11 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.5 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 44 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 5.8 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 8.7 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 6.0 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 3.1 to 3.4 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 92.1 to 93.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.9 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 2.5 to 2.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |