Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. 70Ag-30Ni Alloy
Austenitic grey cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while 70Ag-30Ni alloy belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is 70Ag-30Ni alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
| 100 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
| 0.35 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 72 | |
| 39 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 320 to 530 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
| 170 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
| 960 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 to 1350 | |
| 960 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
| 300 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.1 | |
| 10 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 5.8 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
| 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 to 8.2 | |
| 8.8 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 to 11 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
| 13 to 21 |