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Austenitic Nodular Cast Iron vs. SAE-AISI 9254 Steel

Both austenitic nodular cast iron and SAE-AISI 9254 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is austenitic nodular cast iron and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 9254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 240
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 180 to 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.8 to 34
20
Poisson's Ratio 0.29 to 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 70 to 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 500
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 240
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280 to 350
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1340 to 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1300 to 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470 to 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13 to 14
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16 to 25
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.7 to 8.0
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5 to 4.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48 to 68
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 91 to 120
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 24 to 140
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 98 to 160
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 15
20