AWS E383 vs. Automotive Malleable Cast Iron
Both AWS E383 and automotive malleable cast iron are iron alloys. They have a modest 35% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is AWS E383 and the bottom bar is automotive malleable cast iron.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 180 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 1.0 to 10 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 80 | |
| 70 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
| 350 to 720 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 260 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 41 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 14 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 37 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.1 | |
| 7.6 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 6.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 89 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 240 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 13 to 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 14 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 | |
| 9.9 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 2.2 to 2.9 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 26.5 to 29 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.6 to 1.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 28.8 to 39.2 | |
| 93.6 to 96.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0.15 to 1.3 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 3.2 to 4.2 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 30 to 33 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.020 to 0.15 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.9 | |
| 0.9 to 1.9 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0.020 to 0.2 |