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Austempered Cast Iron vs. N10001 Nickel

Austempered cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while N10001 nickel belongs to the nickel alloys. There are 23 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 austempered cast iron and the bottom bar is N10001 nickel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180
220
Elongation at Break, % 1.1 to 13
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.31
Shear Modulus, GPa 62 to 69
84
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860 to 1800
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560 to 1460
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
320
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1620
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1570
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
390
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
75
Density, g/cm3 7.5
9.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
15
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
260

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19 to 95
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 880 to 3970
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32 to 66
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 44
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 25 to 53
25

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 3.4 to 3.8
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 1.0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.8
0
Iron (Fe), % 89.6 to 94
4.0 to 6.0
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.040
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.0
58 to 69.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Selenium (Se), % 0 to 0.030
0
Silicon (Si), % 2.3 to 2.7
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.4