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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. EN 1.1132 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 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 nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 240
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
12 to 24
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
370 to 490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
240 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
38 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
160 to 430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
15 to 18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
12 to 16

Comparable Variants