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AWS E430Nb vs. Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron

Both AWS E430Nb 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 E430Nb 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, % 23
6.8 to 34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29 to 0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
70 to 72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
430 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280 to 350
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1340 to 1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1300 to 1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470 to 490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13 to 14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
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 120
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 18
15 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
12 to 15