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Austempered Cast Iron vs. EN 1.0213 Steel

Both austempered cast iron and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 490
92 to 120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
190
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 13
12 to 25
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 62 to 69
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1800
320 to 430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560 to 1460
220 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 42
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 95
33 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 3970
120 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 66
11 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 44
13 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 53
10 to 14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0.020 to 0.060
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 3.4 to 3.8
0.060 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 94
99.245 to 99.67
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.25 to 0.45
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.3 to 2.7
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0