Austenitic Grey Cast Iron vs. ASTM A217 Cast Steel
Both austenitic grey cast iron and ASTM A217 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic grey cast iron and the bottom bar is ASTM A217 cast steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 210 | |
160 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 180 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 to 0.3 | |
0.28 to 0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 69 to 72 | |
73 to 75 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 150 to 230 | |
540 to 710 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 to 350 | |
250 to 270 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1340 to 1400 | |
1450 to 1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1290 to 1350 | |
1410 to 1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 to 490 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 to 14 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 14 to 24 | |
2.4 to 7.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 to 8.1 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.1 to 4.7 | |
1.5 to 2.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 43 to 65 | |
20 to 28 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 93 to 120 | |
47 to 87 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.0 to 5.0 | |
2.5 to 13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 to 14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 25 | |
24 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 5.3 to 8.2 | |
19 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 7.9 to 11 | |
19 to 23 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 4.5 to 6.5 | |
16 to 20 |