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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. EN AC-45500 Aluminum

Austenitic nodular cast iron belongs to the iron alloys classification, while EN AC-45500 aluminum belongs to the aluminum 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. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is EN AC-45500 aluminum.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 240
110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
70
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
2.8
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.33
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
26
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
320
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
500
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
610
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
900
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
22

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
2.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
8.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
1110

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
8.2
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
430
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
53
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
34
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
40
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
15