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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 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 austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB7Cu-2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 240
300 to 420
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
5.7 to 11
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
960 to 1350
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
760 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
280
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
130

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
71 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
1510 to 3600
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
34 to 48
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
28 to 35
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
32 to 45

Comparable Variants