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AWS E318 vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both AWS E318 and austenitic nodular cast iron are iron alloys. There are 20 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 AWS E318 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, % 29
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
16 to 25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7 to 8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.5 to 4.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
48 to 68
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
91 to 120

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24 to 25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
12 to 15